Kerim Mrabti is one of those players who is touted to become the next big thing if he gets his next club move right. The Swedish winger has pace with good height, which can be useful for any club looking for a ball carrier on the counter-attack.
Playing for Swedish club Djurgarden, Mrabti has done well to enhance his reputation as a player who can perform. He scored 5 goals and 2 assists in 14 games this season, which is a decent return.
Preferred Positions
Mrabti generally prefers to play the centre-forward role as he has pace, physicality and the required height for crosses. Besides that, he is a very good ball carrier and can easily play on the wings to provide ball retention and pace in wide areas for any team.
The reason why he is called the ‘next Eden Hazard’ has some ground reasons for how similar he is to the star Belgian.
Newcastle Need his Services
Rafa Benitez has made it crystal clear that if he stays at Newcastle beyond this summer, he would need the board to spend money. Bringing in Mrabti would add considerable quality in wide areas for the Toons.
In the current squad, Magpies have Matt Ritchie, Kenedy (on loan from Chelsea) and Christian Atsu as the only options in that region.
Hence, strengthening that position must be a priority for the manager. Having a player like Mrabti, who is versatile, can only help their cause to improve the team next season.
Under Benitez’s tranquil management, the player will also get time and support to flourish in a league globally followed by many.
In terms of his personal development, if he performs in the Premier League, he can get himself to another level and might just get picked by a bigger club too. All that is far as of now and he has to work a lot to perform at Newcastle and then look for moves to a bigger club.
Overview
We should think the rationale that if Benitez demands quality and strength in wide areas, he would certainly push his board to bid for the player.
In addition, if Newcastle have a chance to stay in the Premier League beyond next season, they need to strengthen the squad with quality rather than quantity (with all due respect to the players).
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