According to reports, Newcastle and West Ham of the Premier League are prepared to compete with Real Madrid of Spain in an attempt to sign highly-regarded Santos striker Marcos Leonardo.
Despite his youth, the 20-year-old striker has already made over 150 appearances for the Brazilian team and scored 13 goals in 27 matches in the Brazilian top division this year.Leonardo has also been in good form for Brazil’s Under-20 team and scored five goals in five games at this year’s Under-20 World Cup, despite not having yet made his senior international debut.
After the Brazilian season ends in January, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Leonardo “will leave” Santos. In fact, he disclosed to CaughtOffside that the attacker will only set you back about €20 million (£17.5 million) – though the package will include add-ons.
Leonardo is naturally attracting a lot of interest given his asking price; Newcastle, West Ham, Real Madrid, Sevilla, and Roma are all rumored to be considering making a transfer window raid in January.
Leonardo described his style of play to FIFA earlier this year, saying that the only thing that counts is seeing the ball enter the goal. It is equally valuable whether it is a tap-in or a wonder-strike. A center forward needs to be a goal scorer.
“I’m constantly honing my passing so that I don’t make careless errors on the field while I’m competing. It’s something you must give up.
“Everyone says I’ve improved so much since going professional, but I don’t notice it.”
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Three failed attempts by Roma to sign Leonardo are rumored to have been made over the summer. But a change is anticipated to happen in the upcoming year.
Leonardo desires to resemble Ronaldo.
In addition, Leonardo mentioned some all-time greats and discussed his heroes in the game, saying, “I’ve always dreamed of playing with Cristiano Ronaldo, who has always been my idol. He is the first.
“The King [Pele], I’m at a loss for words. There’s no way. Playing with him would teach me a lot. And Messi, [Lionel].”There are a few, but since you only offered me three, there are a few that I would really like to play, like Ricardo Oliveira and Neymar.”
With the problems both clubs have had at the position, it is no secret that Newcastle and West Ham need another central attacker.
Both Callum Wilson and Alexander Isak have had injury issues for the Magpies; Wilson frequently fails to accumulate a significant amount of playing time before encountering another problem.Regarding the Hammers, David Moyes desires more rivalry for Michail Antonio after selling Gianluca Scamacca during the
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