Tottenham Hotspur are set to battle Liverpool for the signing of Fulham defender Joachim Andersen.
Joachim Andersen, 28, solely joined Fulham from London rivals Crystal Palace up to now summer season switch window. He spent three years at Selhurst Park, establishing himself as one of many dependable centre-backs within the Premier League. The Dane has returned to Fulham, having spent the 2020/21 season on mortgage at Craven Cottage from Lyon.
The centre-back has cast a robust partnership with Calvin Bassey, enjoying a vital half in Marco Silva’s facet’s promising begin to the marketing campaign, which sees them sitting in seventh after eleven matches. Andersen’s impression for Silva’s facet haven’t gone unnoticed, with each Spurs and Liverpool reportedly monitoring his performances.
Tottenham, Liverpool eager on Fulham’s Joachim Andersen
Tottenham and Liverpool are each anticipated to be within the switch marketplace for a brand new central defender within the close to future.
Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven—Spurs’ first-choice centre-back pairing—have been vulnerable to harm issues. Past the duo, Ange Postecoglou has just one senior possibility in Radu Dragusin, who hasn’t performed a lot since arriving on the membership from Genoa again in January and is already linked again with a transfer to Serie A.
Thus, the Lilywhites’ curiosity in Andersen makes whole sense. The Denmark worldwide can be a strong potential alternative for Romero, who has been topic to hyperlinks with a transfer to Actual Madrid in latest months. Premier League confirmed, sturdy within the air and composed on the ball, Andersen could possibly be an excellent slot in Massive Ange’s system at Tottenham.
As for Liverpool, Virgil van Dijk is out of contract on the finish of the season and is but to agree on a brand new deal. Even when he finally ends up extending his keep at Anfield, he’s 33 and slowly shifting in the direction of the twilight of his profession.
Arne Slot should discover a successor to the Dutchman sooner fairly than later. At 28, Andersen isn’t a younger possibility in any case however he could possibly be a robust stop-gap answer for Liverpool. Being a seasoned campaigner within the Premier League, the Dane ought to be capable of hit the bottom working within the crimson half of Merseyside if certainly a deal goes by means of.
As for now there haven’t been any approaches from the golf equipment made to Fulham, or any concrete talks with Andersen, however it’s anticipated that this could possibly be an fascinating watch in 2025.
I’m Rohan Sengupta from one of many busiest cities in India, Mumbai. A Journalism graduate with a eager curiosity in sports activities, soccer is one thing I merely can not reside with out and writing, discussing and analyzing the sport is what I do 24*7.
