Liverpool now look increasingly set to miss out on Assan Ouedraogo judging by the latest round of insider info.
Christian Falk, in his latest exclusive Fact Files column with CaughtOffside, has confirmed that the teenager can move to another Bundesliga side for as little as €7.5m [£6.38m/$8.11m].
“Schalke’s top talent Assan Ouédraogo must trigger his exit clause by June 15 at the latest so that he can leave on July 1,” the German reporter wrote.
“So far, it has been said by those around him that he would accept reduced playing time to take advantage of the opportunity to train with the superstars at Säbener Straße and thus be able to develop further.
“There is no longer any room for haggling over the transfer fee for Ouedraogo. He can move within the Bundesliga for around €7.5m – a bargain price!
“Currently, only the Ouédraogo side is talking to Bayern. However, sports director Marc Wilmots (55) and squad planner Ben Manga have let the agent know that Schalke would like to “rent back” the offensive dribbler for the next second-division season.”
The 18-year-old has been described as a ‘frightening’ prospect by analyst Ben Mattinson on X (formerly Twitter), with comparisons drawn to Paul Pogba and Kehphen Thuram.
The German star is great with the ball in tight spaces. Ouédraogo is a similar profile to those of Khéphren Thuram, Ryan Gravenberch & Paul Pogba. All players who are mis-profiled as a 6 due to their physical prowess and height but actually are best as advanced 8s. pic.twitter.com/MeQvFAroNE
— Ben Mattinson (@Ben_Mattinson_) October 24, 2023
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Author : Farrell Keeling
Publish date : 2024-05-31 11:26:09
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