Dayot Upamecano Next Club Odds - 26/06/20

As per the norm over in Germany, one of the brightest young talents within the country is linked to Bayern Munich. The German giants have been prolific in recent years at sourcing local talent that have already made their names in Germany and it is a system that worked wonders as they have just bagged their eighth consecutive Bundesliga title.

A total of 29 players have made at least one appearance for Bayern this season and no less than 16 of those players either came through their academy or were purchased from a fellow German side.

Because of this, it is no surprise to see Bayern leading the chase for the signature of Upamecano who, I think, would be an excellent addition to the back ine and could form a superb partnership with Niklas Sule.

As for now, there are odds of 6/4 for the Frenchman to follow in the footsteps of Joshua Kimmich, the last player who made the move from Leipzig to Bayern in 2015.

Top clubs around Europe have been keeping a watchful eye over the 21-year-old for a couple of years now including Premier League clubs.

Leipzig teammate, Timo Werner recently finalised his move to Chelsea and London could be the destination for two of Julian Nagelsmann's team. It has been evident for a matter of years now that Arsenal's biggest flaw lies within their defence.

It is safe to say that Upamecano would upgrade that backline that currently consists of the walking disaster called David Luiz, Shkodran Mustafi fails to offer much and Sokratis is not getting any younger. Other than that, Calum Chambers and Rob Holding have had insufficient experience at a high level in order to be entrusted with regular first-team football at the club so the Leipzig man will surely be one of the Gunners' key players should he decide to move there.

With odds currently standing at 10/3, there is certainly a possibility for Arsenal to put up a realistic battle for his services but, with the Gunners not being anywhere near as good as they used to be, I doubt that Arsenal can challenge for the silverware that the defender is capable of winning.

It was just last year when United purchased Harry Maguire for £80million for him to become the world's most expensive defender and, in the summer, they could beat their own record.

Leipzig might place a big asking price for Upamecano but one thing going against them is that the central defender only has one year left on his current deal at the Red Bull Arena which will force the club into negotiations to avoid having to let a future superstar walk out on a free.

Upamecano would be an excellent addition to the side at Old Trafford because he is younger and a definite upgrade on Victor Lindelof and Phil Jones and will thus solidify that defensive backline that has often been the cause of Man United's inconsistent season.

With odds at 5/1 in favour of the move to the Red Devils, Upamecano would certainly be a signing with the future in mind as well as the present.

City have had a tough time with their defence this season. Since the departure of Vincent Kompany last year, they have failed to continue their domestic dominance having failed to keep up with Liverpool's fantastic record of failing to win just three league matches this season.

Manager, Pep Guardiola has seemed fairly discontent when he has felt the need to play John Stones this season and has mostly played veteran midfielder Fernandinho in the middle of the back ine instead of Stones despite being injury-free and on the substitute bench most of the time.

Nicolas Otamendi has been impressive this season but his main partner, Aymeric Laporte has picked up persistent injuries this season which has meant Guardiola has had to improvise almost in placing Fernandinho in centre-back.

Upamecano could provide the answer to these problems. A good quality centre back takes the strain off Guardiola having to field back-ups and increasing the quality of the squad. Odds currently stand at 6/1 for City to snatch the defender's signature but their transfer activity might be more focused on trying to find a suitable replacement for David Silva, who will be moving on at the end of the campaign.

Liverpool already have quality in abundance and arguably the world's best centre back and full-back in Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold respectively. It could then be argued that Liverpool, this summer, will not be in as desperate need for Upamecano's services compared to other clubs in the hunt for his signature.

Players like Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren have been fighting amongst themselves for a place in the Liverpool team to partner van Dijk at the back. A battle that 23-year-old Gomez has been winning and his place in the team would certainly become under threat should Upamecano turn up at Anfield.

There is an outside chance with odds of 10/1 for the defender to make the move from Leipzig to Liverpool but I am a believer in the saying, if it is not broken, do not fix it and Jurgen Klopp may feel the need to sell good quality if he can bring him in at a suitable price.

Over the next few years, Real Madrid certainly need to be contemplating the futures of their defensive backline.

Sergio Ramos, one of the most notorious centre backs in world football is now 34 years of age and cannot go on forever. Bringing Upamecano to the Bernabeu could be a wise move with the future in mind to replace Ramos.

The Leipzig defender will be hot on Madrid's radar and with the young talent attracting interest from several top clubs, the Spanish giants will most likely rather buy him now rather than wait until next year, by which time Upamecano might have placed his commitment to another club.

The player has odds of 12/1 to join Zinedine Zidane's side this year but, should that happen, I reckon they will loan Upamecano back out to Leipzig for a year to give Sergio Ramos one final season of regular football so the fans can give him the best send-off he deserves.