Ladies and Gentlemen, I come bearing gifts. I have found our ideal centre back signing for next season. And I looked far and wide and found a player most of you have probably never heard of. Now, given it's almost confirmed that our budget will go on a striker, this player has to be a budget option and will cost in the region of only 20m Euros.
His name is Emanuel Fernandez and he plays for Glasgow Rangers. He is 6ft 4, right footed, left sided centre back. Extremely strongly in the air in both boxes. Aggressive, loves a tackle, but not carelessly so. Quick. Physically a beast.
But perhaps his greatest attribute is his ability on the ball, it's incredibly high for a centre back. Super calm in possession, great spatial awareness and press resistant. Could easily slot in and play as an out and out CDM. Premier League clubs and Bayern / Dortmund are already interested, so if he fails the loss will only be around 5m Euro on the transfer.
Only real downside is the level he has played at so far in his career. Scotland is the highest. He was literally playing non league 3 years ago in England. But you just have to watch him play. The guy stands out a mile and is a very unique player who if he continues to progress can become one of the best in the world.
Best compliment I can give him is he reminds me of Van Dijk when he was at Celtic. Go check him out. He's the one to take a punt on for sure.
