After shining for FC Basel in the Champions League, young Austrian defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Olympique-de-Marseille-c40127
In this season’s Champions League, Swiss side http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Basel-c39079 had the honour of bringing down Manchester United in the group stages. Later on, the minnows shook Bayern Munich in the first leg of the knockout round. Though they eventually lost 8-1 on aggregate,
many Basel players have earned a lot of points due to their performances in Europe.
Furthermore, Basel have done admirably well in the Swiss league. As things stand, Basel are 14 points ahead of their nearest rivals.
If http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Xherdan-Shaqiri-c37074 impressed so much throughout his team’s European adventure, the name of Aleksandar Dragovic also deserves to be mentioned. The 21-year-old Austrian showed maturity beyond years in the Champions League.
His performances have not gone unnoticed as Swiss daily Blick reveals. Already, the likes of Borussia Dortmund, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, Barcelona, Arsenal and even Olympique de Marseille have sent emissaries to monitor the progress of the Austrian.
Chance or coincidence, Basel are seriously preparing for the departure of another talented player.
Reports claim that the reigning Champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Switzerland-c3016 have already identified young defender Fabian Schar as the Dragovic’s successor.
FC Basel have set 5 million Euros as the asking fee for the talented defender who can also operate as a defensive midfielder if need arises.
Reports claim that if Marseille fail to play in Europe next season, they will most likely lose the services of Nicolas N’Koulou and Stephane Mbia. However, it still remains to be seen whether the Rhone giants will be able to compete with the likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429,
Borussia Dortmund and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 who are two of the best places for young players to develop.
Dragovic joined Basel from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FK-Austria-Wien-c39267 in February 2011. Since then, the youngster has gone on to make 37 appearances for the Bebbi.
The 21-year-old is now a full http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Austria-c2844 international and has already made 14 appearances for the national team.
In his first season for Basel, Dragovic won the Swiss Super League and a move away from the Basel-based club could be on the cards even though http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/France-c2899 seems to be an unlikely destination.
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