Everton and Spurs linked to Belgium starlet
The strength in depth of the current generation of Belgian footballers is continuing to look increasingly impressive and the latest name threatening the break into the senior squad is 18-year-old midfielder Junior Malanda, a defensive midfielder who plays in his homeland at Zulte Waregem.
Malanda was recently called into Belgium’s under-21 squad, and was linked with a deadline day move to Fulham in January, which clearly did not come to fruition.
Now Belgian newspaper Nieuwsblade believes the midfielder is ‘certain to leave’ this summer.
The paper describe him as a ‘certain goer’ for this summer, adding the midfielder could cost £3 million and “could still count on the interest from Tottenham and Everton,”
His manager Patrick De Koster confirms the interest of two ‘foreign clubs.
Newcastle, FC Twente, Ajax and Udinese have all been linked with the player, who clearly has a bright future ahead of him and represents a shrewd investment for any club looking to invest in a quality young player.
He has been described as a ‘revelation’ of this season, playing 37 games for the club as they narrowly missed out on the Jupiler Pro League title, scoring three goals in the process.
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You do realise Leroy Fer isn’t belgian.
Yeah, its been a long Friday already!