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8/1/2023 | 09:10pm
Tottenham Hotspur are considered one of a number of groups interested by signing Evan Ndicka and now his asking value has been revealed…
What’s the phrase?
In response to German newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau, any outfit eager to signal the 23-year-old might want to pay Eintracht Frankfurt round €50m (£45m) this month.
The likes of Premier League rivals Chelsea and Arsenal, in addition to European giants Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan have additionally been talked about within the report.
It appears an terrible lot to pay for somebody who’s out of contract in the summertime, so there’s a perception amongst some brokers that they might seal his signature for as little as €15m (£13m), together with an annual wage value €7m (£6m), which is roughly £115k-per-week.
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He’s shades of Maguire
Spurs may nicely discover their long-term left-footed centre-back within the younger French titan however ought to maybe method any transfer with warning. They actually shouldn’t signal him for an eye-watering £45m when he’ll price nothing in the summertime.
In response to FBref, the Frankfurt colossus bears similarities to Manchester United flop and England worldwide Harry Maguire, who remains to be a world-record signing for a defender (£80m).
So not solely are they alike in phrases stats and doubtlessly overpaying the chances however there are some extra constructive comparables, reminiscent of management, with the Paris-born ace being dubbed a “chief” who’s “monumental” by Sport1 journalist Christopher Michel to ChronicleLive in the summertime.
“For a central defender, Ndicka is extraordinarily goal-threatening. He has 10 targets and 9 assists in 135 aggressive video games,” he additionally acknowledged earlier than additional claiming: “Ndicka brings an thrilling full bundle. An incredible defender!”
At present, the 6 foot 4 centre-back ranks as Oliver Glasner’s Twelfth-best performer within the Bundesliga this time period, although he leads the squad for aerial duels received (2.4) and clearances (5.3) per sport, through WhoScored.
That is just like the aptly nicknamed ‘slabhead‘ – who remains to be the captain of the Pink Devils – as the identical web site lists aerial duels as considered one of Maguire’s prime strengths, while he has averaged 4 clearances per sport over the course of his profession.
Having by no means performed in a top-five division exterior of the German top-flight, it could actually be an enormous danger to take a punt on Ndicka this month – or in the summertime – but when anybody can rework a defensive participant right into a star, then you definately’d think about it could be Antonio Conte.
Whether or not his placing similarities to Maguire are a very good or dangerous factor stays to be seen however Spurs do have a determined left-sided void to fill come the tip of the season, so maybe the Frankfurt colossus is probably the most cost-effective candidate on the market for sporting director Fabio Paratici as he clearly admires him given the strenuous hyperlinks.
AND in different information, Spurs in talks to signal Conte’s good Deki various in £52m “generational expertise”…