Ten HAG from Man United
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With a market value of 8 million euros, Victor Lindelöf is one of the five most valuable transfer -free footballers. In search of a new club, the central defender was also offered by his consultant, according to “Sky”, at Bayer Leverkusen. There the 31-year-old would meet his former coach Erik Ten Hag, under which he had previously played 67 games at Manchester United.
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According to reports, the Werkelf has not yet responded to the offer, the personnel are currently being checked. Lindelöf had been in 284 games for MAN United since 2017, but did not receive a new contract there. In recent years, the Swede has usually not been a regular staff. It is therefore questionable whether Lindelöf is an option for Bayer 04. On the other hand, he would bring experience to the squad after the departures of many top performers from the past successful years.
This summer, the Rhinelanders only rely on U23 accesses, the goalkeeper. However, five central defenders, Tim Oermann and Abdoulaye Faye have also been awarded among the eleven new ones. The squad currently includes five players for the defensive center, but soon another, who is not called Lindelöf, could join. As transfer journalist Fabrizio Romano reports, a change from Sevillas Loïc Badé is closer. One was optimistic to bring the deal to the stage this week. The transfer request should amount to 30 million euros. The runner -up has been in agreement with the player for a long time.
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Why Bayer Leverkusen is still looking for a central defender
The fact that Bayer Leverkusen is looking for a fifth seasoned central defender with a leadership quality had recently alreadyPicture“The decisive factor for this is that ten HAG is more and more involved in the triple chain implemented by predecessor Xabi Alonso and does not insist on the chain of four. This can be seen in both training and preparatory games.” When we prefer to put together the squad so that we can play with a triple and four chains, “said Ten HAG.
In addition to Edmond Tapsoba and newcomer Jarell Quansah, the Dutch recently had to fall back on midfielder Robert Andrich in the defense center. Piero Hincapié often trained separately after a groin surgery, and Jeanuël Belocian is also slowly fighting back after a cruciate ligament tear. The newly committed talent Axel Tape is considered an anticipation for the future.