Manchester United Football Club
's transfer chase has made waves again, with England international Trippier in the spotlight, with the club going out of their way to double their offer to a sky-high £21.5m.
At first.
Milan (Italy)
Sport reveals that b>Man United
A willingness to offer just £10 million was met with a firm rebuff from Atletico Madrid. However, b>Manchester United
did not give up and instead rolled in with a new offer of £21.5 million, or about €25 million.
Trippier has played a key role in Atletico's title-winning campaign and is approaching his 31st birthday with just two years left on his contract. Atletico face a choice: keep the veteran or sell him to b>Manchester United
While Atletico may be making a slight loss by selling at this price, two years ago they sold for £25m from b>Spurs
Acquiring him. According to Spanish media reports, Atletico's bid for Trippier was €40 million, which is about £35 million in contractual damages.
Trippier started as a left back in England's 1-0 win over Croatia in the opening Euro group stage match, an arrangement that once sparked skepticism. However, the Daily Mail pointed out that Trippier won the unanimous approval of club boss Simeone and national team coach Gareth Southgate with his outstanding athletic talent and fighting spirit.
Trippier joined Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2019 and won Simeone's trust with his excellent physical performance in his first training session. Despite being dropped from the English national league, he delivered a perfect performance in the pre-season training of the Argentine "bandits" with his excellent fitness and temperament.
Atletico Madrid fitness coach Oscar Ortega is known for his intense training sessions, in which players often feel dizzy, nauseous and exhausted. However, Trippier completed the training with ease and impressed the coaching staff with his performance.
In b>Tottenham Hotspur
The last half of the year, Trippier was not as good as he should have been and was therefore dropped by Southgate. But at Atletico Madrid, he reasserted his worth. He made 33 appearances in his debut season and 36 last season, becoming a key figure in the La Liga title win. His appearances could have been increased by 10 if he hadn't suffered a ban halfway through the season.
Southgate has referred to Trippier as his "soldier" and it's no surprise that Sterling was chosen as the left winger while Trippier was chosen over Luke Shaw at left back. As b>Man Utd
The wing-backs are better at assisting, with Trippier's left side of defense often needing teammate Maguire to fill in, and with the £80million star out through injury, Villa center-back Mings isn't necessarily comfortable filling in on the left side to help Luke Shaw.
"First of all, Kieran's (Trippier's) talent is vastly underrated." Southgate, explaining why he put Trippier at left-back for the Europa League opener, said, "I think people still think he's the same man who was at b>Spurs a couple of years ago
of that Trippier, not the defensive beast that grew up at Atletico. He has the trust of the best coach in the world and the most successful coach (Simeone)."
