Newcastle set to make Alan Virginius offer

A giant replace has emerged on Newcastle United’s pursuit of Alan Virginius in the summertime switch window… 

What’s the discuss?

In keeping with Le10Sport, the Magpies are set to make a proposal price as much as €10m (£8.5m) as Dan Ashworth appears to be like to signal the winger forward of the 2022/23 marketing campaign.

The report doesn’t, nonetheless, state whether or not or not that shall be sufficient to tempt Sochaux into cashing in on their asset.

Additionally it is claimed that Bayer Leverkusen are within the race for his signature and look set to problem the Toon in a straight shootout to land the attacker.

Simply think about him & Allan Saint-Maximin

By snapping up a deal for {the teenager} this summer time, Newcastle can land an thrilling duo by pairing him together with his fellow countryman on the wings subsequent season.

Jacek Kulig as soon as dubbed him a “huge talent” and his statistics at such a younger age again up that remark. The 19-year-old caught the attention within the Sochaux first-team final season with 5 objectives and one help in seven Ligue 2 begins – in addition to creating three huge possibilities for his teammates.

This got here after he managed three objectives and two assists in 15 league outings – beginning four video games – throughout his breakthrough marketing campaign in 2020/21. The gem has, due to this fact, racked up an impressive 11 direct objective contributions in 11 begins for Sochaux’s senior facet.

He has additionally impressed at worldwide degree, with six objectives in 16 youth workforce appearances for France, together with three objectives in two video games on the U19 European Championships this summer time.

These statistics recommend that he’s a participant with big potential as he’s already making huge strides within the recreation regardless of nonetheless being in his teenagers.

Saint-Maximin, in the meantime, is a confirmed Premier League winger who scored five objectives and arrange one other five within the top-flight final time period. He averaged a superb SofaScore rating of 6.94 and accomplished a whopping 4.3 dribbles per match as he made himself a continuing risk out broad while chipping in with contributions within the last third.

Now, think about having two French wingers enjoying for Newcastle and inflicting chaos on the prime finish of the pitch – scoring and creating objectives to propel the membership up the desk.

Virginius can be taught from Saint-Maximin, who will even be capable to converse his native language to assist him settle in, and develop over time to be an outstanding signing for the Magpies in the long run, if he is ready to adapt to English soccer.

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