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In line with TBR Soccer, Newcastle United are taking a detailed take a look at Membership Brugge’s Joel Ordonez; a 20-year-old Ecuadorean centre-half who has been likened to Antonio Rudiger.
Standing at 6ft 2′, Ordonez is taken into account a ‘full and dominant’ centre-back whose model has drawn comparisons with the German Rudiger by media in his native Ecuador and Europe.
Ordonez will surely match with Paul Mitchell’s most well-liked switch technique, which he outlined in a wide-ranging summer time interview, of unearthing gems earlier than they price an arm and a leg. In the identical interview, Mitchell felt that such signings have been price their weight in gold – a sentiment most followers agree with – if it isn’t too the determent of signing first crew prepared gamers as effectively.
The Ecuadorian seems to suit the invoice in some ways, however time will inform if this a real story and United are eager on transferring for the South American, or if that is one other instance of an outlet placing 2+2 collectively based mostly on the lads potential and the membership’s a lot publicised want for a centre-back.
Aston Villa, Nottingham Forest, Brentford and Wolves are additionally regarded as eager on signing Ordonez, whereas Brighton are mentioned to be long-time admirers; no actual shock given their earlier hyperlinks with recruiting Ecuadorean expertise.
Valued at €30million, Ordonez has made 47 appearances for the 19-times Belgian Professional League champions Membership Brugge since his transfer from his homeland in 2022. He lately impressed in a Champions League win over Aston Villa and is ready to play without any consideration or left-sided centre-back and at right-back. Right here’s just a few clips of him in motion:
