The Welsh young gun in the £20m sights of Man Utd,Man City
Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:41 am
The special talent of Joe Rodon, the Welsh young gun in the £20m sights of Man Utd, Man City and other Premier League giants
The gifted Wales and Swansea City defender is being tipped for the very top and should become the next Wales youngster to net a huge transfer fee
By Paul Abbandonato
Saturday 11th April 2020
From Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, through to Dan James and Rabbi Matondo, football has been littered in recent times with the sale for vast sums of gifted Wales youngsters in their teens or early Twentysomethings.
David Brooks, Harry Wilson, Ben Davies, Joe Allen and Chris Mepham are others in Ryan Giggs' Wales team who can be thrown into the mix.
No-one knows just yet when football will be played again. But whenever the 2020-21 season does kick off, it's a fair bet to say Joe Rodon will become the next Welsh young gun off the conveyor belt attracting the attention of bigger clubs.
In his case, as with many of his Welsh peers, shrewd pundits believe Rodon is destined for the very top.
Had Euro 2020 gone ahead, and Rodon shone against the finest strikers on the continent, Swansea City could probably have named their price, with Manchester City and Manchester United among the Premier League giants eyeing him.
With the football and financial landscape having altered, they won't get that sum - but will probably still demand around £20m for a footballing centre-half who has already made strides at the highest level with Wales.
Swansea, presuming they aren't promoted, need to sell to raise funds in the summer and Rodon looks too good for the Championship anyway.
Hence a departure appears inevitable, but just where?
A PRINCE AMONG DEFENDERS
If you were to choose the prototype of a modern-day defender, then Rodon would tick lots of the boxes.
At 6ft 4in he has presence and I'm told that stripped off he is built like a middlewieght boxer. Strikers evidently aren't going to be pushing him around any time soon.
Championship defenders of that size are often seen as big lumps. But Rodon can play too. He is comfortable bringing the ball out of defence, is good in the air, holds his own at one on ones.
Watch him in possession. He doesn't shuffle the ball at the back, he pings passes, meaning they have a zip and purpose to them.
And while he is right-footed, Rodon has often played on the left for club and country, which has served to improve his so-called weaker side.
The gifted Wales and Swansea City defender is being tipped for the very top and should become the next Wales youngster to net a huge transfer fee
By Paul Abbandonato
Saturday 11th April 2020
From Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey, through to Dan James and Rabbi Matondo, football has been littered in recent times with the sale for vast sums of gifted Wales youngsters in their teens or early Twentysomethings.
David Brooks, Harry Wilson, Ben Davies, Joe Allen and Chris Mepham are others in Ryan Giggs' Wales team who can be thrown into the mix.
No-one knows just yet when football will be played again. But whenever the 2020-21 season does kick off, it's a fair bet to say Joe Rodon will become the next Welsh young gun off the conveyor belt attracting the attention of bigger clubs.
In his case, as with many of his Welsh peers, shrewd pundits believe Rodon is destined for the very top.
Had Euro 2020 gone ahead, and Rodon shone against the finest strikers on the continent, Swansea City could probably have named their price, with Manchester City and Manchester United among the Premier League giants eyeing him.
With the football and financial landscape having altered, they won't get that sum - but will probably still demand around £20m for a footballing centre-half who has already made strides at the highest level with Wales.
Swansea, presuming they aren't promoted, need to sell to raise funds in the summer and Rodon looks too good for the Championship anyway.
Hence a departure appears inevitable, but just where?
A PRINCE AMONG DEFENDERS
If you were to choose the prototype of a modern-day defender, then Rodon would tick lots of the boxes.
At 6ft 4in he has presence and I'm told that stripped off he is built like a middlewieght boxer. Strikers evidently aren't going to be pushing him around any time soon.
Championship defenders of that size are often seen as big lumps. But Rodon can play too. He is comfortable bringing the ball out of defence, is good in the air, holds his own at one on ones.
Watch him in possession. He doesn't shuffle the ball at the back, he pings passes, meaning they have a zip and purpose to them.
And while he is right-footed, Rodon has often played on the left for club and country, which has served to improve his so-called weaker side.
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Re: The Welsh young gun in the £20m sights of Man Utd,Man Ci
Sat Apr 11, 2020 2:01 pm
Whilst the circumstances of the postponement of the Euros are appalling, the 2021 side should be better as the likes of Rodon and Ampadu will be a year older and more experienced and Brookes and Joe Allan hopefully fully fit. Only Bale of the important older players will be getting towards the end of his career.
Re: The Welsh young gun in the £20m sights of Man Utd,Man Ci
Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:31 pm
More cash for the yanks... 
