Stoke City have been tipped to sell defender Harry Souttar for €25-30m after his performances for Australia at the World Cup.
L’Equipe cover the player today as part of a focus on four key players in the Australia squad after their qualification for the knockout stages.
Australia are set to take on Argentina in the last 16 today after securing their qualification earlier this week with an impressive 1-0 win over Denmark.
That result, and a win over Tunisia, saw them finish second in the group behind France, a big achievement and one achieved thanks to four players according to L’Equipe.
They say Stoke City’s Souttar is one of those, labelling him as the ‘bankable surprise’ in the team’s defence.
He struggled against France but has been ‘huge’ in his position since, becoming a ‘pleasant surprise’ and by far the best defender in the team.
As he is recovering from a cruciate ligament rupture nobody expected this level of performance, but he has proven to be a ‘monster’ for his side.
His market value is ‘causing the buzz’ and there is a belief that Stoke City will be able to resell him for between €25-30m, after they paid £230,000 for him in September 2016.
Now 24-years-old their belief is that he is ‘made for the Premier League’ and his performances in Qatar could have clubs knocking on Stoke’s door.
