The Owen Hargreaves assessment of Josko Gvardiol might provide Manchester City with even more incentive to finalise the transaction.
The well-known analyst concentrated on the Croatian gem, who has been the talk of the town for a long now, prior to the Sky Blues’ 1-1 draw against RB Leipzig in the first leg of the Champions League last-16.
Josko Gvardiol, who has agreed to personal terms with Manchester City, received praise from Owen Hargreaves, according to Football.London, who made the discovery on Monday.
What Owen Hargreaves once stated about Josko Gvardiol, a target for Manchester City
The RB Leipzig center-back seems to be the obvious successor for Aymeric Laporte, who is expected to depart Pep Guardiola’s team.
In fact, it has been stated in the past that the Sky Blues’ ‘main aim’ for the summer transfer window is the 21-year-old.
Josko Gvardiol received particular appreciation from Owen Hargreaves back in February, which should excite Manchester City supporters.
“Best young center back in the world – I thought, ‘This guy can’t be this brilliant,’ when I first saw him.
“On the ball, he can come out with it technically and powerfully; he dribbles like a center back. Although I am aware that you don’t truly desire it, the guy has everything.
The fact that Manchester City appear to be the front-runners in the campaign to recruit Josko Gvardiol suggests that Owen Hargreaves was also confident that a major club would eventually sign him.
“Whoever gets him will give someone an extremely special player because you know he’s going to go somewhere. It’s obviously almost the ideal match-up tonight versus [Erling] Haaland.
It is simple to see that Josko Gvardiol has a unique skill.
Josko Gvardiol was perfectly summarized by Owen Hargreaves, and this is why Manchester City wants to hire him.
Looking at his profile, the young man is almost faultless.
Gvardiol excels as a pure defender in terms of game reading, tackling, and knowing when to go to the ground.
In terms of athletic ability, an attacker would have to be a physical specimen to defeat the Leipzig supporter favourite.
In addition, Josko Gvardiol is one of the best ball carriers in the world when he is in possession, which is what makes him such a terrifying opponent.