David Raum is a revelation of the Bundesliga. Last season was his first in the German elite, and he managed to deliver 11 assists (and extort two penalties). The guy who grew up in Greuther Furth received the epithet of the best ‘crosser’ of the Bundesliga because of his ability to send pinpoint passes to his teammates. That is why he is monitored by none less than Manchester United.German Sky Sports claims that the Red Devils have already opened negotiations with Hoffenheim, although Erik Ten Hag already has two left-backs in the playing staff – Luke Shaw and Alex Telles. For the defender whose contract expires in 2026, the Premier League giant will have to set aside between 30 million and 35 million euros, which fits perfectly into United’s practice of bringing in side-defenders in the past eight years.🚨 Manchester United have held positive talks about signing David Raum from Hoffenheim. A transfer is in it’s early days and would cost around €30m-35m.Dortmund could enter the race if they sell Schulz or Guerreiro.(Source: @Plettigoal) pic.twitter.com/nhEzqz9Bu2— Transfer News Live (@DeadlineDayLive) June 20, 2022 During that period, the great club from Old Trafford spent a total of 165 million euros on the Daley Blind, Luke Shaw, Matteo Darmian, Diogo Dalot, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Alex Telles – an average of just over 20 million euros for flank defenders every year.”Of course, I would always think about it,” Raum said about a month ago in an interview with Sport 1 on the topic of great interest from abroad for his services.”Of course I would like to play European football with Hoffenheim, but unfortunately that is not possible at the moment. That remains my dream,” Raum said recently.Borussia Dortmund are also monitoring the situation and are thinking a lot about Raum in case they get rid of Nico Schulz or Rafael Guerrero. A few days ago, it was mentioned that Raum was in Pep Guardiola’s mind if Marc Cucurella does not arrive at the Etihad.Tue 00:55: (2.85) Gimnasia LP (3.05) Racing Club (2.70)Hoffenheim did a great job when they brought Raum from Greuther Furth last summer because it was a deal without compensation. They took the player who finished the 2020/21 campaign in the Bundesliga 2 with 15 assists and one goal in 34 games, and his numbers did not decrease even slightly in the elite rank – on the contrary. In 32 appearances in the Bundesliga, Raum scored three and set up 13 more goals. No wonder he could become the third most expensive sale in the history of Hoffenheim after Joelinton (44 million euros to Newcastle) and Roberto Firmino (41 million to Liverpool).
