Despite the fact that the transfer season just began a week ago, Liverpool is still frequently associated with a wide range of players.
According to TEAMtalk., Manchester City has contacted Real Madrid on the potential acquisition of midfielder Fede Valverde.
Fede Valverde is a transfer target for Manchester City.
English clubs, notably City, have inquired about the Uruguayan star’s prospective availability following Jude Bellingham’s transfer from Borussia Dortmund to Real Madrid.
According to TEAMtalk, Chelsea, Liverpool, and the Premier League champions have all reportedly enquired about Valverde and those close to him with the LaLiga heavyweights. However, Valverde has reportedly made it clear that he does not want to leave Real Madrid, and vice versa.
With Los Blancos, Valverde has won a number of trophies, including the Champions League once and twice in LaLiga. This season, he also added the Copa Del Rey to his collection of awards.
His playing time this year was virtually evenly split between a centre midfield position and a right wing position.
Valverde might be the ideal fit for Pep Guardiola given the possibility that City will lose both Bernardo Silva and Ilkay Gundogan this summer, and given the newfound competition in the Bernabeu engine room, this rumour is undoubtedly set to persist throughout the summer.
The ideal Bernardo Silva replacement may be Valverde.
Despite the fact that the transfer season just began a week ago, Liverpool is still frequently associated with a wide range of players.
A notable example of Valverde’s importance to Real Madrid is his assistance on Vinicius Jr.’s game-winning goal against Liverpool in the 2022 Champions League final.
The 24-year-old machine cost just £4.5 million to transfer from Uruguayan club Penarol to Los Blancos’ academy in 2016, and CIES Football Observatory estimates its current market value to be €150 million (£129 million).
Joe Cole, a former player for Chelsea and England, praised Valverde’s abilities and contrasted him with Bellingham on BT Sport.
He and Jude Bellingham are among the top young players, and the commentator predicted that he will soon surpass them all. “We talk a lot about Bellingham in England, but this kid is just as good as he is.”
This summer, Silva has been linked with departures from the Etihad, most notably to Saudi Arabian clubs. Guardiola won’t have many options in midfield because Gundogan is edging closer to a transfer to Barcelona, a team that competes with Real Madrid.
Valverde would make an excellent substitute for Silva if the Spaniard were to lose a player of Silva’s calibre.
Silva has played a significant role since moving from Monaco to the Etihad Stadium in 2017. According to Transfermarkt, the winger has participated in over 300 games for the Citizens, scoring up to 55 goals and dishing out 59 assists.
Despite the fact that the transfer season just began a week ago, Liverpool is still frequently associated with a wide range of players.
The wide receiver has also made 82 appearances for his country of birth, Portugal, and during his stay at the Etihad Stadium, he has nearly amassed all of the English football victories possible. Silva has won the League Cup four times, the FA Cup twice, and the Premier League five times each. With the Citizens, he has since won the Champions League and the Triple Crown after defeating Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul.
Given the similarity in playing position and statistical profile, Valverde must be given top consideration if Silva does depart.
According toFBref, the Madrid master has an average non-penalty predicted goal and assist rate of 0.39 per 90, placing him in the top 5% of all midfielders in Europe’s top five divisions over the past year. In Guardiola’s team, this really outnumbers Silva. Both players rank among the top 9% for progressive carries per 90, with the City player just winning.
The Uruguyan star, who has been praised as a “absolute machine” by journalist Raj Chohan, possesses traits that will be appealing to Guardiola and his coaching staff. If Silva were to depart the Etihad, this tentative interest would need to be reassessed with more vigour.
If any club right now has the pulling power to change Valverde’s mind, it’s Man City and Guardiola.