Victor Boniface’s serious injury forced Bayer Leverkusen to react and hire Borja Iglesias (31) as a replacement, but this does not mean that Xabi Alonso is now satisfied with the current attacking potential of his team. Somewhat unexpectedly, German Sky announced that the sports department is investigating the possibility of the transfer of Marco Asensio (28) from Paris Saint-Germain. Asensio is not a classic centre-forward, but Luis Enrique has used him as a false nine several times this season, and the Spanish striker’s performance has not been bad at all. What Xabi Alonso plans to do with him is not the clearest yet, but that he wants to – is not in dispute.Leverkusen get reinforcement from Spain – but not in time for today’s gameSky Sports Germany states that the prospects for the realization of the job are not great, regardless of the fact that Asensio expressed his desire to go somewhere where he will have more minutes (this season, he started only four games in League 1), since there is too little time left until the closing of the January transfer market. What is certainly not in dispute is that Asensio is a high-class player, used to winning trophies (he is a three-time winner of the Champions League with Real Madrid, for example), and that is what Bayer badly needs in the race for the Bundesliga title with current champions Bayern Munich. ‘I am Xabi Alonso, but I don’t have money for the ticket to Liverpool’Since Boniface’s departure to the Cup of African Nations and subsequent injury, Bayer has played three games – winning two and drawing the last one with Monchengladbach (0:0). Xavi’s men scored just four goals, none of which came from Patrik Schick or Adam Hlozek, the two remaining forwards. Neither of them even registered an assist in the second part of the season. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Xabi is looking for another attacking option. Many will say that Marco Asensio fits ideally as an ultra-offensive midfielder in Alonso’s system, where Florian Wirtz and Jonas Hofmann play most often. There are no real replacements for those players, so Asensio would be an adequate acquisition for the Bundesliga leader. For now, there is no talk of money. Asensio’s market value is 20,000,000 euros. Borja Iglesias is on loan from Betis, it is very possible that Bayer will try to loan the former Real player with an obligation to buy next June. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7837823##
