Arsenal reportedly leading Tottenham in chase for Evan N’Dicka
Evan N’Dicka’s Eintracht Frankfurt stint
Evan N’Dicka moved to Eintracht Frankfurt in the summer of 2018.
The Bundesliga outfit are understood to have paid AJ Auxerre close to £5m for the defender’s services.
N’Dicka has since gone on to rack up 82 appearances across all competitions for Frankfurt.
The 21-year-old would begin 2019/20 as somewhat of a fringe player for Frankfurt.
But he then started to be afforded more opportunities, and was impressing both in the Bundesliga and in Europe.
And in 2020/21, though an injury saw him miss the start of the campaign, he has since returned and firmly cemented himself in Frankfurt’s backline, notching starts in all six of the German outfit’s last six Bundesliga ties.
N’Dicka is currently contracted to Frankfurt until the summer of 2023.
Premier League clubs eyeing N’Dicka
And after some stellar showings of late, N’Dicka appears to have caught the eye of some top Premier League sides.
Two of which, if recent reports are two believed, are situated in North London.
According to Goal, citing German outlet Sport Bild, Arsenal are ahead of Tottenham in the chase to secure N’Dicka’s services.
N’Dicka is naturally a centre-back, but he is also capable of plying his trade as a left-back.
This, in turn, would likely make him an excellent addition to Mikel Arteta’s side.
Outside of Kieran Tierney, the Gunners have very little cover at left-back, unless they move Bukayo Saka there, which then takes away from their attacking threat somewhat.
But if they were to sign N’Dicka, he could be used as both cover at centre-back, which may be needed once David Luiz’s contract is up in the summer, and when Tierney needs a rest or is injured.
No potential transfer fee is mentioned in the report from Goal.
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| 3 | Leicester City FC | 22 | 14 | 42 |
| 4 | Liverpool FC | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 5 | West Ham United FC | 22 | 6 | 38 |
| 6 | Everton FC | 20 | 6 | 36 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 20 | 13 | 33 |
| 8 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 9 | Aston Villa FC | 20 | 11 | 32 |
| 10 | Arsenal FC | 22 | 5 | 31 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 21 | -2 | 29 |
| 12 | Southampton FC | 21 | -7 | 29 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 22 | -10 | 29 |
| 14 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 22 | -8 | 26 |
| 15 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 22 | -5 | 24 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Burnley FC | 21 | -15 | 22 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 21 | -14 | 14 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 22 | -34 | 12 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 22 | -21 | 11 |
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| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 15 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 12 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 12 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 11 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 9 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 9 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 8 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 8 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 7 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
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| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 7 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 6 |
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 6 |
| Kante, N`Golo | Chelsea FC | 0 | 6 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 5 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 6 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 5 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
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| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 9 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 6 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 6 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 5 |
| Maddison, James | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 4 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 4 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 4 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 4 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 4 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
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