Manchester City are interested in signing the FC Koln attacker Said El Mala.
According toFootball Insider, Liverpool, ManchesterUnited, and Chelseaare interestedin the 19-year-old winger aswell.
Pete O’Rourke said: “(He’s) one of the most exciting young players in the German Bundesliga, four goals and one assist in nine appearances for Koln this season, which has brought him onto the radar of some of the top clubs in European football.
“I did a story last month on Football Insider suggesting that Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United were all sending scouts to watch El Mala, and now Manchester City are the latest club to show interest in the exciting winger.
“That’s no surprise. All the top clubs do their homework on the best young players who are making waves in European football.”
Man City could use Said El Mala
He hasdone quite wellin the Bundesliga, and he couldprove to be aquality acquisitionfor the PremierLeague clubsas well.
ManchesterCity need morequality and cuttingedge in the finalthird, and the19-year-old willadd unpredictability goingforward.
ManchesterCity have sentscouts to watchthe player inaction, and itremains to beseen whetherthey are preparedto make an officialmove.
Meanwhile, Chelsea, Liverpool, and ManchesterUnited need morequality on theflanks as well. All three clubshave struggledto create toomany goal-scoring opportunitiesthis season,and the 19-year-old could makea differencefor them in thefinal third.
The opportunityto join someof the biggestclubs in theworld will beexciting forthe young attacker. It will be interestingto see wherehe ends up.
El Mala should join a club where he will get regular chances. Sitting on the bench at a big club will not benefit him. It would be detrimental to his development.