Most Valuable Spanish Defender
With 57 goals conceded, Manchester United conceded more goals than relegated FC Burnley in the past Premier League season and, despite qualifying for the Europa League, had the eighth worst defense in the league. For the new coach Erik ten Hag, stabilizing the defense will be one of the biggest challenges – this should also be possible with newcomers. According to a report by “Marca”, the “Red Devils” are planning a push at Pau Torres.
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The 25-year-old has been a central defender for Villarreal FC for years and played a key role in reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League this season. With a market value of 50 million euros, he is the most valuable Spanish defender. The contract with his youth club, where he has played since childhood, with the interruption of a loan to FC Málaga (2018/19), runs until 2024.
Torres is ten Hag’s ideal solution at Man United, partly because he has a good play structure, which is essential in the Dutchman’s ball possession system. “I analyze myself, I observe and I talk to a lot of people. In the end I’ll follow my own line,” the new coach of the “Red Devils” emphasized at his introduction on Monday, hinting that he will have the last word on transfers.
According to the report, Man United are said to be ready to pay a market value transfer fee of €50m to free the left-footed player from Villarreal. Never before has the seventh-placed player in the LaLiga, who will only start in the Conference League next season, received a higher sum for a transfer. The record departure so far is Cédric Bakambu, who cost 40 million euros when he moved to China to Beijing Guoan in winter 2018 (overview). Meanwhile, the English record champions have already spent nine times more.
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