Manchester United is apparently keen on getting Lyon center-back Joachim Andersen, who is as of now borrowed by Premier League side Fulham. The 24-year-old has played 25 of the 31 games for Fulham in the association this season.
According to Telegraph, Manchester United could fight Tottenham Hotspur in a bid to land the Danish worldwide. Fulham are additionally enthusiastic about keeping the protector at Craven Cottage, yet they should keep awake in the group to get an opportunity of holding his services. The report guarantees that Lyon needs £25 million for him and a Premier League club has effectively enquired about his accessibility.
Andersen recently played for Twente and Sampdoria prior to doing the change to Lyon in 2019, for a charge of around €30 million. His present contract with the French side lapses just in 2024.
Joachim Andersen: Decent alternative for the club?
Joachim Andersen has had a good season with Fulham and has been one of the club’s best defenders this season. The tall defender is generally excellently noticeable all around, averaging 3.4 aerial duel wins in the Premier League season, while likewise averaging 5 clearances for every game. Andersen clears the ball when the need emerges, yet he can likewise free it once again from protection when he discovers clear space up in front of him.
🇩🇰 Joachim Andersen cleared the ball 14 times against Manchester United, a single-game high in the Premier League this season. #Fulham pic.twitter.com/JxQC40dPK0
— Matchday365 ⚽️ (@Matchday365) January 20, 2021
The Dane’s best quality is his passing as he can play both short and long passes, and is created with the ball at his feet. In a striving Fulham side, Andersen has found the value of 61.6 passes per game, finishing 80.6% in comparison to other players.
The defender is likewise solid and menaces players off the ball, be it noticeable all around or on the ground. Andersen is a misleadingly speedy player, who can make progress rapidly and quit assaulting situations.
Manchester United, notwithstanding spending a gigantic amount of cash on Harry Maguire, is not the most grounded at the back and has looked dubious this season. The frail safeguard has constrained chief Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to play with two cautious midfielders, which has not assisted the side with overwhelming games or have more parts in the other team’s half.
Victor Lindelof has gone back and forth, while additionally being poorly noticeable all around and not speedy enough against aggressors with fair speed. Eric Bailly has endured various injury issues which haven’t permitted him to construct a consistent partnership with Maguire, while Phil Jones could be sold in the late spring.
Marking Andersen could be a bet as he is an obscure amount while playing for a major side. He is solid, speedy, and is a decent passer, however, may not be adequate to go straight into the primary playing eleven. He could maybe be a substitute player to supplant Jones or Bailly in the crew, as opposed to being an important first-team player.
The Red Devils should seek after a player of a more excellent to accomplice Maguire on the off chance that they need to vie for the title next season.
