Tottenham Hotspur are one among a number of groups fascinated with signing Evan Ndicka and now his asking price has been revealed…
What’s the phrase?
According 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 is out of contract in the summertime, so there is a perception amongst some brokers that they may seal his signature for as little as €15m (£13m), together with an annual wage value €7m (£6m), which is roughly £115k-per-week.
Would Ndicka be signing for Spurs?
YES!
NO!
He’s shades of Maguire
Spurs may properly discover their long-term left-footed centre-back within the younger French titan however ought to maybe strategy any transfer with warning. They actually shouldn’t signal him for an eye-watering £45m when he’ll price nothing in the summertime.
According to FBref, the Frankfurt colossus bears similarities to Manchester United flop and England worldwide Harry Maguire, who is nonetheless 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 optimistic comparables, akin to management, with the Paris-born ace being dubbed a “leader” who is “enormous” by Sport1 journalist Christopher Michel to ChronicleLive in the summertime.
“For a central defender, Ndicka is extremely goal-threatening. He has 10 goals and 9 assists in 135 competitive games,” he additionally acknowledged earlier than additional claiming: “Ndicka brings an exciting complete package. A great defender!”
Currently, 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 recreation, through WhoScored.
This is much like the aptly nicknamed ‘slabhead‘ – who is still the captain of the Red Devils – as the same site lists aerial duels as one of Maguire’s high strengths, while he has averaged 4 clearances per recreation 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 a giant threat to take a punt on Ndicka this month – or in the summertime – but when anybody can remodel a defensive participant right into a star, you then’d think about it could be Antonio Conte.
Whether his putting similarities to Maguire are 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 essentially 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 excellent Deki various in £52m “generational talent”…
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