As of: January 29, 2024, 4:53 a.m
By: Johannes Skiba
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Eintracht Frankfurt has apparently come into contact with the agent of South American top talent Luciano Rodríguez from Liverpool Montevideo.
Frankfurt – In this transfer window, Eintracht Frankfurt is also after some top-class talents, such as Jean-Matteo Bahoya from Angers or Hugo Ekitiké from PSG.
According to journalist Loic Tanzi from L'Equipe, Uruguayan Luciano Rodríguez from Liverpool Montevideo is now
the SGE's focus, according to journalist Loic Tanzi from
L'Equipe .
The Bundesliga club is said to have approached the player's management.
Luciano Rodríguez would be a real reinforcement for Eintracht Frankfurt
The signing of 20-year-old offensive man Luciano Rodríguez would be nothing less than a transfer coup from Eintracht Frankfurt.
The Uruguayan is very flexible and can play on the offensive flanks, in the center of the attack and behind the strikers.
However, the youngster is strongest as a winger.
Rodríguez's fantastic speed and immense power come into their own here.
The man from the capital Montevideo is very good on the ball, but not a classic South American dribbler.
His drive towards the goal can hardly be contained.
The sometimes spectacular and at the same time straightforward finish has already brought Rodríguez many goalscoring successes.
In addition, the young professional has already collected several trophies despite his age.
“Lucho” Rodríguez is developing at breakneck speed.
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World Cup victory and championship in seven months for Eintracht target Rodríguez
Luciano Rodríguez's star rose at the U20 South American Championship in January 2023, which was apparently followed very closely by Eintracht Frankfurt.
The SGE kicker Davis Bautista from Ecuador and goalkeeper Kauã Santos from Brazil, who moved to Frankfurt in the summer, also took part in the competition.
Rodríguez was the discovery of the tournament.
The Uruguayan led his junior national team to the final as the top scorer of the South American Junior Championship with five goals and three assists.
It only ended there against the highly talented Brazilians.
The top talent then won a regular place at first division club Liverpool from Montevideo.
In May and June the “Celeste” U20 went back to Argentina for the Junior World Championships.
There the “Urus” won the final against Italy.
“Lucho” scored the golden goal.
But that's not enough.
With six goals and three assists in 14 league games for Liverpool, the youngster played a major role in winning the Clausura (roughly the second half of the season) in the second half of the year.
Then in the final against the big traditional club Peñarol at the end of the year he prepared the decisive goal for his club's first championship triumph.
Luciano Rodríguez and his teammates celebrate the offensive player's decisive goal in the final of the U20 World Cup.
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Eintracht Frankfurt is among numerous interested parties
Eintracht Frankfurt is not alone in vying for the exceptional talent.
River Plate and Feyenoord Rotterdam are considered the biggest interested parties.
But Atlético Madrid and Benfica Lisbon are also
interested in the Uruguayan, according to the Argentine newspaper
Olé .
Journalist Tanzi writes about an interest from Wolfsburg.
Feyenoord is said to have had an initial offer rejected by Liverpool Montevideo.
River has now apparently also sent an offer over the Río de la Plata.
President Ricardo Palma is probably demanding a transfer fee of 15 million euros for 70 percent of the player rights.
Despite the great interest, Rodríguez currently prefers to let the goals do the talking, as usual.
The winger scored a hat-trick for Uruguay's U23s on Thursday night (January 25) in the 3-4 defeat against Paraguay in Venezuela at the Olympic Games qualifying tournament in Paris.
After the game, he only said about the Argentinians' interest: "I'm aware of River's interest, but at the moment I'm fully focused on the national team." While "Lucho" was playing in Uruguay's second division a little over a year ago, he could The step into a better league will soon follow.
It remains to be seen whether this will involve the Bundesliga.
However, due to the shooting star's fascinating development, Eintracht would have to act quickly before the European elite clubs become aware of the young South American - because that seems to be only a matter of time.
(jsk)