Nabil Fekir Next Club Odds - 10/04/20

After scoring seven goals and assisting six from 22 appearances in his first year of Spanish football, Nabil Fekir is on the radar of some of Europe’s biggest clubs once again.

The Frenchman was heavily linked with Liverpool before his move to Real Betis from Lyon last summer and seemingly signed for the club after leaked images. Now, a year after making the £17.8m switch to Betis, the attacking midfielder Fekir could be finding himself moving on from the Estadio Benito Villamarin sooner than envisioned.

Here, we take a look at the odds on offer from Paddy Power to see where Fekir could go next.

With a price of EVENS, the Emirates is the clear favourite to be Fekir’s new home. Arsenal were also rumoured to be in the race for the 26-year-old last summer, but the player opted for a move to Spain instead. Now it looks as though the Gunners may finally get their man, if he is to leave Betis come the opening of the transfer window.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta will want to bolster his midfield, following the departure of Dani Ceballos when his loan spell ends and he returns to Real Madrid. Betis themselves have been reportedly looking at Ceballos, and if they were to land the Spanish midfielder, that could just give the green light for Fekir to move to north London.

Even so, the North London outfit seem very interested in a move for the French midfielder, hence the short odds.

Watch this space.

Los Blancos are also reportedly keeping tabs on the former Lyon midfielder, who played a key role when Betis beat Zinedine Zidane’s men and dented their La Liga title hopes. Fekir played a full 90 minutes and recorded an assist to condemn Madrid to a 2-1 loss - a performance that could have been enough to impress the Bernabeu hierarchy.

Zidane is said to be looking at attacking options for Madrid to make a move for in the coming transfer windows, with the current crop of Galacticos seemingly lacking an edge up front. Plus, the Madrid boss has not been shy of his opinion on players such as Gareth Bale and Isco, as he always seems to be keen on replacing them, despite their importance.

Odds of 5/1 could be a decent price for Fekir to make the move across Spain.

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According to reports, Milan are also keen on pursuing Fekir. The Rossoneri are always looking to strengthen their midfield, with the futures of their current central midfielders being thrown into question, such as Giacomo Bonaventura, who could be on his way out of the San Siro when his contract expires soon.

Plus, Milan are in need of as many superstars as their budget will warrant, with the club falling incredibly far down the Serie A table the past decade, and failing to move up for some time. Champions League football is merely a dream now for the seven-time European champions, rather than that of an expectation as it always was - Fekir could be the man to get them there.

Betis’ number eight could be on his way to the Italian giants, with the Italian giants rumoured to be ready to splash the cash and pay whatever it takes to the lure the playmaker.

Odds of 15/2 are certainly worth considering with this in mind.

Milan may face competition, however, from their rivals at the San Siro. Antonio Conte’s Inter could also be looking to the French World Cup winner, with certain players like Alexis Sanchez only on loan, whilst Conte seems to want to build even more in general.

The Nerazzurri could look at the highly favoured attacker to improve their midfield, following the drop in form which has seen them go from within touching distance of Juventus, to nine points behind the Serie A leaders.

Inter are the relatively high price of 9/1 to pip their local rivals - amongst others - to sign the Betis man. With Conte's gradual build to get Inter back to the top, it's one that may well happen.

Just like many of the teams in this list, Juventus were one of the many candidates looking to snap up the former Lyon man back during is hectic transfer saga of 2018 and 2019.

The Old Lady are 11/1 to sign the Frenchman these days, who could add more options in midfield for the Turin outfit, as they look to hold off a title challenge from Lazio, who sit a point below the Italian leaders.

Attacking midfield options are strong dor Juventus, with Paulo Dybala occupying this role, whilst the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Douglas Costa can drop in here as well. However, Dybala seems to be constantly involved in transfer speculation and not on the best of terms with Maurizio Sarri.

At the same time, Cristiano Ronaldo is 35, and may have just a few seasons left, which could force big summer signings to replace the gap he may fill.

A return to the Ligue 1 could see Fekir join Paris Saint-Germain, as it always seems a weekly occurrence that a French star is linked to the country's ultimate club. The likes of Kylian Mbappe have refused all clubs to stay in their homeland and become superstars with PSG, and surely, if an offer came in, Fekir would struggle to turn it down.

The attacking midfielder came on as a substitute when France beat Croatia in the final to become World Cup champions. Now, after a year in Spain, he is 12/1 to join the Ligue 1 champions.

One of the star players for Lyon, the versatile star scored 69 goals whilst notching up 46 assists in 193 appearances during his time at the Groupama Stadium, an almighty record which previously forced the elite clubs his way.

His exit was a tough one for Les Gones fans to take, and it could be even tougher on them if he returns to French football to join one of their rivals. However, as mentioned, Fekir will struggle to turn down a move, even if PSG are well covered in the attacking areas.

Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are 14/1 to complete the deal they pulled out of in 2018. The midfielder who made over 193 appearances for Lyon, had reportedly underwent a medical and was all ready to put pen to paper before the plug was pulled on his move to Merseyside.

The Liverpool chiefs apparently didn’t want to go through with a deal in excess of £50million due to Fekir’s injury record. Plus, with Lyon not wanting to lose the 26-year-old on a free, the cut-price deal to Real Betis went through and Liverpool lost their man.

After a strong showing in his first season in Spain, could Klopp and Liverpool’s interest in the Frenchman be reignited? Could this be the year the Kop finally get Fekir? At odds of 14/1 it's worth a shout, although, since, Liverpool have dominated domestically and in Europe, so their eyes might be on the bigger prizes these days.