The gorgeous type of one among Europe’s hottest strikers could have opened the door to Premier League giants Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester Metropolis, to call however 4.
However the consensus, over in Russia, is that such a transfer would come on the fallacious time in his profession.
Manfred Ugalde could someday be a Premier League centre-forward able to lacing the boots of his idol Sergio Aguero. However not but, maybe.
Ugalde does have 16 objectives in 18 video games for Spartak Moscow. However, lest we overlook, a striker with a £25 million launch clause in his contract was out and in of the FC Twente XI within the Eredivisie just a few months in the past.
So whereas TBR can verify that Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham are watching Manfred Ugalde – together with Chelsea, Aston Villa, Newcastle United, West Ham, Nottingham Forest and extra – the 22-year-old Costa Rica worldwide nonetheless has a lot to show.
Manfred Ugalde not prepared for Arsenal or Manchester Metropolis
“For me, Ugalde has not but grown as much as [the level of] Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis and Chelsea,” Igor Kolyanov, the previous coach of Russia’s Beneath 21 facet, tells Championat. “He ought to end the season at Spartak, after which we’ll see.
“In the long term, he could swimsuit these golf equipment. However, now, he merely can not deal with it. If he instantly strikes there, he merely is not going to play. England is a really tough championship.”
“Ugalde is a robust and expert participant, however I don’t suppose the English league fits him,” agrees Nikolay Naumov, beforehand the president at Spartak’s native rivals Lokomotiv Moscow [Championat].
“He’s not a really robust striker bodily. The Spanish and Italian championships would swimsuit Ugalde higher.”
At 5ft 8ins, he’s definitely not the tallest of strikers. But, an absence of top didn’t maintain Sergio Aguero again. Ugalde has been likened to the Manchester Metropolis legend.
He additionally has a historical past with the Metropolis Soccer Group, having joined their Belgian-based Lommel outfit again in 2022 when leaving Deportivo Saprissa in his homeland.
Paulo Barbosa, an agent who has watched Ugalde carefully, feels {that a} transfer to Pep Guardiola’s stalling champions is unlikely in the meanwhile even when Manchester Metropolis are but to interchange Julian Alvarez following his £81 million change to Atletico Madrid.
Erling Haaland stays Man Metropolis’s solely pure centre-forward.
“I’ve doubts about Manchester Metropolis,” Barbosa tells Sport Day by Day. “They’ve loads of choices.”
Arsenal desire a striker as PSG oust Randal Kolo Muani
Talking of choices, TBR can verify that Arsenal are watching Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres in addition to Juventus hitman Dusan Vlahovic and Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig. Arsenal are following Alexander Isak’s state of affairs at Newcastle United very carefully too.
Randal Kolo Muani of PSG is on Mikel Arteta’s checklist additionally.
The France worldwide solely joined Paris Saint-Germain in a £77 million deal from Eintracht Frankfurt a yr and a half in the past. He has fallen out of favour beneath Luis Enrique, nonetheless, and appears destined to depart the Parc des Princes within the New Yr.
Kolo Muani was not noted of the PSG squad for his or her victories over Lyon and Monaco this week. And, whereas Enrique is maintaining the door open for the misfiring striker to win again his place, the present image appears to be like a little bit bleak.
“I may discuss [omitting Kolo Muani], however I gained’t as a result of my selections say all of it,” Enrique informed reporters. “Even when, as I’ve stated, all of my selections might be modified.”
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