Newcastle United have been linked with a transfer for Real Valladolid sensation Ivan Fresneda in current days, with Magpies supervisor Eddie Howe in search of a possible long-term inheritor to Kieran Trippier at right-back.
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According to the Daily Mail, the Tynesiders are seemingly prepared to ‘ramp up’ their interest in the extremely coveted 18-year-old, with the Premier League high-flyers stated to have despatched chief scout Steve Nixon to watch the Spaniard in motion in opposition to Real Madrid final month.
The report provides that Newcastle are eager to win the race for {the teenager}’s signature forward of top-flight rivals Arsenal – among others – with the participant’s agent Luis Bardaji stated to be awaiting a suggestion for the full-back.
The suggestion is that regardless of earlier claims that the teen has a buyout clause of round €30m (26m), the report outlines that the determine may very well be nearer to simply £8.8m.
Fresneda may very well be ‘special’ at St James’ Park
While some Toon supporters could also be questioning the knowledge of bringing in a participant who has simply 13 senior appearances to his identify, the overall consensus is that Howe and co could be securing the companies of a “very special talent” – as Fresneda was referred to as by ESPN’s David Cartlidge – if a deal is agreed.
The “remarkably complete” teenager, as lauded by La Liga professional Matt Clark, has loved a shocking begin to the present marketing campaign, notably averaging 3.4 tackles, 1.4 interceptions and 1.1 key passes per sport from his 9 top-flight appearances.
To put that into perspective, whereas the aforementioned Trippier has been far superior creatively from his 19 league outings this time period with 2.7 key passes per sport, the 32-year-old has solely averaged 2.1 tackles and 1.3 interceptions per match by comparability.
The “striking” teenager – as lauded by Cartlidge – additionally compares favourably to these in his place in Europe’s prime 5 leagues, as he ranks in the top 1% for tackles made and the highest 8% for interceptions to additional illustrate his defensive prowess.
Any fears over whether or not the previous Real Madrid youth product can replicate such combative showings in English soccer ought to be eased by the wonderkid’s spectacular and “athletic” (as per Cartlidge) 6-foot body, alongside together with his billing as “strong in the tackle” in accordance to Clark.
The Spain U19 worldwide might effectively nonetheless be considerably inexperienced, however ought to the Magpies have the ability to land a deal for him, they may effectively have a ready-made Trippier successor on their fingers, with Fresneda doubtless to be afforded loads of time to be taught from the skilled Englishman.
As Valladolid boss Jose Rojo Martin stated, for any doable suitor “you are not buying the current player, you are buying what he can become in a few years”, and it’s a massively intriguing prospect to consider simply a lot he can kick on in the approaching years.
On the proof of Fresneda’s early begin to life at first-team degree, it seems to be as if the Madrid native actually is a ‘special’ participant in the making.
