Manchester City have been linked with a move for the highly coveted young Belgian midfielder Arthur Vermeeren – and he’s a player who could become Pep Guardiola’s new Joshua Kimmich.
City are always looking to add talented young players to their squad.
The squad is in a very healthy place right now, with man stars 25 and under.
City could well dominate for years with the players they have.
But it is always important to look out for those hidden gems.
And Vermeeren is one of those. Although he is certainly becoming more well known after some brilliant performances for Royal Antwerp.
And some interesting comparisons have already been made about the 18-year-old…
Pep Guardiola could find his new Joshua Kimmich in Arthur Vermeeren
Once upon a time, Pep Guardiola was the manager of Bayern Munich.
And during his time at the helm at the Allianz Arena, there was one player that was key for him.
Joshua Kimmich made 36 appearances under Pep at Bayern.
And he played a variety of positions, including right-back, centre-back and holding midfield.
Amazingly, in games he got minutes, Kimmich was only ever on the losing side once under Pep.
In recent times there has been speculation linking Kimmich to City to reunite with Pep.
Kimmich actually coming to City may be tricky. Because he is now one of Bayern’s top stars and still has more than 18 months left on his contract.
But perhaps Guardiola may find a Kimmich regen in the form of Vermeeren, whom City have apparently already made enquiries about.
Football Talent Scout report that the teenager is actually a similar type of player to the Germany international.
They list a number of exciting attributes he has such as being ‘a modern holding midfielder’, being ‘a very interesting mix of a ball-winning midfielder and midfield controller’, and having ‘a very good range of passing at all distances’.
He is also described as ‘a tactically intelligent midfielder’.
