Manchester United Elche is one of the clubs pursuing CF’s David Affengruber for the summer.
After a spell at Sturm Graz, the Austria international joins the La Liga team on a free transfer in 2024.
At the time, Elche were in the second division and the centre-back played a key role in helping them secure promotion. He played 40 matches in the Segunda División last season
The defender has continued to shine for Elche this season and has attracted the attention of Manchester United.
His La Liga statistics this season are as follows:
- Appearances: 30
- Start: 27
- Total minutes: 2,442
- Minutes per game: 82
- Interceptions per game: 1.4
- Tackles per game: 2.1
- Balls recovered per game: 4.4
- Clearances per game: 4.8
- Duels won per game: 5.0
Manchester United joins La Liga
Many clubs in Spain and abroad are keeping a close eye on David Affengruber. is according to sports worldAnd Manchester United belongs to the latter category.
The Elche CF manager takes a liking to the 25-year-old and insists he has to represent Austria at the World Cup.
“If he doesn’t go to the World Cup, it will be one of the biggest injustices in football history,” He said.
“We were on the bench, we had the last substitution, and I could see he was tired. But I told him he has fighting spirit and hunger. When the football isn’t enough, Affengruber is there. He motivates the team, especially when you have that animal behind you. It’s a team win, but given their league-leading position, it was especially important.”
The newspaper then looks at Atletico Madrid’s interest in the defender. Earlier this week, he scored a goal and assisted in his team’s 3–2 win over Los Rojiblancos.
He impressed Diego Simeone’s team, who could include him on their target list for the summer.
The Austrian has already proven himself in La Liga and has ‘great international potential’, which makes him attractive in the market.
Atletico are not the only club to show interest in him, with Manchester United, Villarreal, Real Betis and Sevilla also keen. These clubs are now keeping a close eye on the player.
Elche, for their part, value Affengruber at around €20m. This should certainly be fair to the Premier League side.
There are other central defenders on Manchester United’s radar. Earlier this week, Sport Witness Covered claims from Portugal The Red Devils are keen on Sporting’s Goncalo Inácio.
Contract, price and agent information
The player will have one year remaining on his contract after this season. Without renewal, the summer window will be the last chance for Elche to earn good fees from its sales.
Value, according to David Affengruber transfer market€9m, and 11Wins are managing it.
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