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German-English connections at a glance
Upamecano and Süle are represented by the same consultancy agency (Sports360). Süle can also imagine a future in the English Premier League. In 2017 he had the choice between Chelsea and Bayern and then decided on Munich. And this time? In England, Süle would meet many coaches and players who have already made it to England from Germany. The AZ explains the most important German-English connections – that’s how much Bundesliga there is in the Premier League:
Chelsea FC: With Havertz, Werner and Antonio Rüdiger there are already three German national players in the squad. Tuchel should now help them achieve the breakthrough they had hoped for. The Bundesliga faction is reinforced by the American Christian Pulisic, who came from Dortmund in 2019 for 64 million and still played under Tuchel there.
FC Liverpool: Team manager Jürgen Klopp has just loaned defensive talent Ozan Kabak for the second half of the season from FC Schalke (with purchase option). From there, Joel Matip came to Liverpool in 2016 on a free transfer. In the summer, Klopp also piloted Thiago (for 22 million) from FC Bayern to Anfield Road. Just like before him Roberto Firmino, who came from Hoffenheim in 2015 for 41 million, and Naby Keita (in 2018 for 60 million from Leipzig). In the same year, ex-Bayer Xherdan Shaqiri (for 14.7 million from Stoke City) also landed with the Reds. Klopp relies fully on Bundesliga power. Incidentally, he and Liverpool are also said to be interested in signing Upamecano.
Manchester City: Kevin De Bruyne came from Wolfsburg in 2015 for 76 million euros. When Pep Guardiola moved from FC Bayern to City in 2016, he also brought Ilkay Gündogan from Borussia Dortmund for 27 million euros. Gündogan is currently developing goalscoring qualities: he has already scored nine times in 22 competitive games.
Tottenham Hotspur: Pierre-Emil Höjbjerg brought the Spurs for 16.6 million euros from Southampton FC in the summer. Team manager José Mourinho relies fully on the Dane in midfield. He once made the leap to the professional team under Guardiola at Bayern. Both sides were a little too impatient with each other. With offensive man Heung Min Son, who came from Leverkusen in 2015 for 30 million, another ex-Bundesliga star is now scoring his goals for Spurs.
FC Arsenal: The eliminated ex-national player Mesut Özil has just switched to Fenerbahce Istanbul. With Sead Kolasinac (loaned out) and Shkodran Mustafi, two other players said goodbye, who both joined Schalke. The ex-Dortmund Sokratis went to Olympiacos in the winter. With national goalkeeper Bernd Leno (came from Leverkusen in 2018 for 25 million), Granit Xhaka (2016 for 45 from Gladbach) and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (2017 for 63.5 from BVB), the team still includes three ex-Bundesliga professionals .
FC Everton: With James, ex-Bayern coach Carlo Ancelotti once again has his favorite student James in the squad, whom he had already brought to Munich and Real Madrid. This also includes Jean-Philippe Gbamin, who came from Mainz in 2019 for 25 million.
FC Southampton: Jannik Vestergaard, who moved from Gladbach to the island for 25 million in 2018, also belongs to the team of ex Leipzig coach Ralph Hasenhüttl. At the beginning of the season they even conquered the top of the table. On Tuesday evening, ManUnited had a 9-0 debacle for the second time in 15 months (against Leicester City). “It’s terrible. But we got up after the first 0: 9 and we will get up after the second too,” said Hasenhüttl.
The Premier League also tries to attract these players
The next deals between the Premier League clubs with Bundesliga protagonists are not only looming at Chelsea. Among other things, ManUnited is trying hard to get Dortmund’s Jadon Sancho signed. The name of former Leipzig and Hoffenheim maker Ralf Rangnick is also mentioned again and again in England and especially at United. In any case, in the Premier League they would be in well-known Bundesliga company.
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