Mainz’s Bundesliga wonderkid Erkan Eyibil wants to play in the Premier League amid links with Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion.
Midland rivals Aston Villa and West Bromwich Albion are going head-to-head to sign the ‘new Mesut Ozil’ this summer, according to Turkish Football.
There is certainly a reason why Mainz starlet Erkan Eyibil has been compared to Arsenal’s £42 million number 10.
Like Ozil, Eyibil is a Turkish-born, left-footed attacking midfielder who has honed his considerable talents in German football. The teenager has a remarkable record at youth level too, scoring 15 goals in 19 games for Mainz’s second string.
Five of those have come in his last two games.
And, according to Turkish Football, he has caught the eye of both Aston Villa and West Brom, who will surely be encouraged by the fact that Eyibil has yet to extend a contract which expires in 2020.
Mainz’s prized asset is keen to play in the Premier League in the near future so this provides an extra subplot to what is likely to be a thrilling play-off battle. Aston Villa and West Brom will meet in the semi-finals with a place at Wembley at stake.
West Ham and Newcastle United have also been linked with Eyibil by Turkish Football.
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