Atletcio Madrid’s versatile attacker Koke is said to be on Manchester United’s transfer watch list. According toreports, Manchester United directors are willing to trigger the player’s release clause which is valued at around £16 million.
The 21 year old striker played a key role in Atletico’s Madrid’s campaign in the La Liga last season where he helped them to win the Copa del Rey against Spanish giants Real Madrid at Santiago Bernabeu. Koke came through the ranks at Atletico Madrid’s youth team and at 21 he had already made his senior team debut and is now a regular player for his club.
As of the time of writing this article, he has won the Europa League, UEFA Super Cup and the Copa del Rey with Atletico Madrid in his fast rising career so far. He has also played alongside some great names in the game such as Radamel Falcao, Sergio Aguero, Diego Forlan and David Villa.
Koke has got amazing passing skills and the ability to dictate the pace of the game to suit his team. These are qualities United urgently needs. Manchester United’s poor run in the Premier League thus far stems from their lack of quality central midfielders. With Michael Carrick in and out of injuries, Moyes’ options are very few. Many people therefore see Koke as a player that would effectively plug in United’s porous midfield and help them dictate the pace of the game.
Other big names in English football are also interested in Koke. Liverpool are eager to bring the Spaniard down to Anfield. Chelsea and man City too are also watching the player with very keen interest. Soon a full scale bidding war would erupt.
United was linked with several big names during the last summer transfer window. At the end of the transfer window, Moyes was only able to bring in a mediocre Mourane Fellaini from Everton. With big names all shying away from Old Trafford and the coach himself finding his job extremely difficult to handle, will Koke want to join Manchester United? Will Moyes be able to get Koke to sign for United this time around?
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