Everton, Newcastle United and Sunderland scouts will be watching Austria take on Wales this evening.
Wales team
Scouts from Everton, Manchester United, Newcastle United and Sunderland will be watching Austria v Wales later today, as seen in a photo posted on Twitter by The Mirror’s James Nursey.
With the international break now upon us, Austria and Wales meet at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna this evening, with both teams looking to qualify for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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Whilst Wales starred at Euro 2016 with a shock run to the semi-finals, Austria crashed out in the group stage as one of the most disappointing nations at the tournament.
Tonight, both teams will be looking for a victory – and it turns out that Premier League scouts will be looking for potential transfer targets during the game.
Wales’ Gareth Bale and Aaron Ramsey celebrate
As seen in a photo posted by The Mirror’s James Nursey, a number of scouts were listed ahead of tonight’s game – and a number of English sides feature.
Premier League sides Everton, Manchester United, Sunderland and Watford will all have scouts in attendance, as will Championship sides Bristol City and Newcastle United.
Austria’s coach Marcel Koller
It’s unclear who they will be scouting, but Austrian ace Valentin Lazaro appears to have a bright future, whilst Everton could hold an interest in summer target Marko Arnautovic. Other notable names are RB Leipzig’s Marcel Sabitzer, Werder Bremen’s Zlatko Junuzovic and Rapid Vienna’s Louis Schaub, who could be on the radar of English sides.
Meanwhile, Welsh star Gareth Bale may be watched by Manchester United, and Wayne Hennessey, Chris Gunter, Neil Taylor and Ben Davies could be targets for some other clubs.
Which Austrian or Welsh internationals would you like to see your club sign?
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