As Eberechi Eze continues to get speculated with a transfer to Manchester City, Pep Guardiola once lavished praise on to him.
Ahead of City’s 1-0 win against Crystal Palace in March, the Catalan boss gave his opinion on the 25-year-old, who was linked with a move in excess of £70 million to the Etihad Stadium.
It’s safe to say that Pep Guardiola has always admired now-Manchester City target Eberechi Eze, as quoted by MSN.
What Pep Guardiola once said about Manchester City target Eberechi Eze
It was also reported on Wednesday that the treble-winners are now keen on a move for Wolves technician Matheus Nunes.
The plan in place in the blue side of Manchester City is to make up for Kevin De Bruyne’s injury-enforced absence through contributions from a number of candidates in the middle of the park.
Now that it seems like Manchester City have the signing of Eberechi Eze on their radar, the comments from Pep Guardiola about him are all the more intriguing.
“They have weapons. Zaha is there, Olise, Eze; they are incredible strikers and they have incredible threat. They have composure. Great attacking players.”
Eberechi Eze would unleash his final form under the Spaniard
While the Crystal Palace attacker is one hell of a player, he is far from being world-class in any sense so far.
But if Eberechi Eze does sign for Manchester City this summer, that could complete change after he starts to work with Pep Guardiola.
There is perhaps no manager in the history of football that has a better track record of improving midfielders than the Spaniard.
The 53-year-old is known to reprogram new signings, especially those of an attacking nature, teaching them the fundamentals of the optimal positions to take up to increase output, finding the balance between taking a risky option and retaining possession as well as enhancing their defensive game.
Such a footballing education from the great man himself could turn Eze into a frighteningly well-rounded player.
