Manchester Metropolis didn’t repeat their treble heroics of 2022/23 final season, profitable only one trophy and failing of their defence of two others.
It was a historic treble for Pep Guardiola’s aspect which they sealed with a Champions League victory simply over 12 months in the past. A profitable aim from Rodri sealed the deal for the Residents to turn into the second English aspect to attain the feat.
Nevertheless, their solely trophy final time period was the Premier League. They only pipped Arsenal on the final second, with the Gunners going close to flawless for a lot of the season. Nevertheless, it was not sufficient to beat Metropolis to their prize, and Guardiola as soon as once more beat his pupil Mikel Arteta to carry their fourth consecutive top-flight title.
Within the FA Cup, Metropolis misplaced to Manchester United within the closing, due to objectives from Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo. The Residents have been additionally knocked out of the Champions League by the eventual winners. Actual Madrid defeated them on penalties within the quarter-finals to ship them packing.
Guardiola will little doubt be determined to regain his misplaced trophies once more subsequent season. To do this, Metropolis could effectively need to strengthen the aspect and have already been linked with one addition who might add nice high quality to their squad.
Man Metropolis goal Bundesliga midfielder
The participant in query right here is Bayern Munich and Germany attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala. The 21-year-old has been very good for Bayern over the previous few years and has already lit up Euro 2024 within the first recreation of the event in opposition to Scotland, scoring a fantastically pushed aim.
Now, in accordance with a report from extremely respected journalist Fabrizio Romano, Metropolis are believed to be focusing on a transfer for the German this summer season. Romano explains that the Premier League champions are “large followers” of the participant, and will make a transfer for him this summer season.
A worth was not named, however as per Soccer Observatory, Musiala is valued at £84m, though Bayern might effectively ask for greater than £100m.
Nevertheless, Romano explains that they don’t seem to be the one membership pushing to signal him. Musiala is needed by a complete host of unnamed golf equipment in England’s high flights, with The Guardian reporting in April that Chelsea are “monitoring” the participant. Both method, a return to England could possibly be on the playing cards, with Musiala spending time within the Blues academy as a teenager.
Regardless of sturdy hyperlinks away from Bavaria, Musiala’s membership need to preserve the participant this summer season and prolong the contract of among the finest abilities in world soccer. Nevertheless, it is probably not attainable to forestall him from becoming a member of Metropolis if they arrive calling.
Why Musiala can be a very good signing for Man Metropolis
Soccer author Raphael Honigstein described Musiala as “sensational” again in 2022 along with his high quality having now been on present for an extended time frame, regardless of being simply 21 years of age.
He has performed 4 full seasons within the Bundesliga and has merely gotten higher and higher as each has gone on.
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Musiala season by season Bundesliga report |
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Season |
Video games |
Minutes |
Targets |
Assists |
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2020/21 |
26 |
869 |
6 |
1 |
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2021/22 |
30 |
1,453 |
5 |
5 |
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2022/23 |
33 |
2,209 |
12 |
13 |
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2023/24 |
24 |
1,767 |
10 |
6 |
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Stats from Transfermarkt |
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Maybe Musiala’s largest trait is his dribbling abilities. There are few gamers in world soccer as sleek on the ball because the 21-year-old in the mean time. He glides previous gamers with ease and has lightning-quick ft and a low centre of gravity, which means he can simply change path.
That is definitely mirrored in his Fbref stats. On common per 90 minutes, Musiala makes an attempt 7.01 take-ons, which locations him within the high 6% of attacking midfielders in Europe, and completes 4.07 of them, rating him within the high 1%. This offers him a completion charge of 58.0%, rating him within the high 2%. It’s honest to say he is among the greatest dribblers in Europe in the mean time.
Creatively, Musiala additionally thrives for Bayern. The German averages 5.10 progressive passes per 90 and a couple of.05 key passes. His 0.55 by means of balls per 90 rank amongst the perfect, placing him within the high 11% of attacking midfielders and displaying simply how spectacular his line-breaking passes are. The 21-year-old all the time appears to make issues occur, mirrored in his 0.82 shot-creating actions, which ranks him within the high 4%.
Off the ball, the younger expertise can also be spectacular. He averages 2.74 mixed tackles and interceptions per 90, which ranks him within the high 9% of positionally related gamers. He’s a tough employee off the ball, as proven by the 4.65 ball recoveries he makes per 90 minutes.
In consequence, the Germany worldwide could possibly be the dream substitute for Metropolis’s talismanic Belgian attacking midfielder Kevin De Bruyne. It was not a straightforward season for the Metropolis legend, who has struggled with loads of harm points, and has been linked with a transfer away this summer season, one thing he has not denied.
Throughout an interview with Belgian media platform VTM, by way of Sky Sports activities, De Bruyne didn’t shut the door on a transfer to Saudi Arabia this summer season. He stated that “you need to be open to all the pieces” at his age. Turning 33 years outdated subsequent week, it could possibly be the right time for Metropolis to maneuver him on.
Regardless of a very good season numbers-wise, accidents have ruined his marketing campaign. The Belgian has solely performed 18 occasions within the high flight, though he did handle to get on the scoresheet 4 occasions, grabbing ten assists within the course of too, continually displaying his outrageous high quality.
Nevertheless, the 32-year-old missed a whooping 41 video games for Man Metropolis and Belgium throughout the 2023/24 marketing campaign, essentially the most he has missed in a single marketing campaign, beating the 36 video games he was absent for in 2018/19. It was primarily a hamstring harm that has stored him out of motion, however he has additionally suffered a groin challenge.
With that in thoughts, and Musiala’s potential transfer away from Bayern, it could possibly be the best time for a altering of the guard on the Etihad Stadium. It is going to be an costly deal for Metropolis to do, however they’d be bringing in among the finest round. The drop-off in high quality for Metropolis can be barely noticeable, and Musiala might turn into even higher than De Bruyne in Guardiola’s system which fits him right down to the bottom.
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