Sixth day of the adventure on German soil. The European championship has begun, with the Italian national team ready to defend that unexpected title that arrived in 2021. Several selections start as favorites but, as often happens in this competition, you have to pay attention to the underdog. Being summer EURO 2024 it could prove to be a particularly interesting showcase for the transfer market. The editorial team of MilanPress.it he then proposes the column “A talent a day“, as happened at the World Cup in Qatar in 2022.
In these lines you will not read anything real regarding the market (or at least, at the time of writing the article), but real fantasies for the new Milan Of Paulo Fonseca, respecting parameters and maintaining tactical coherence if possible. Until July 14th we will have fun, hoping to… pack our bags and go to Berlin. The sixth day opened with the match between Croatia and Albania, but our focus today is on Germany-Hungary and a new track in attack: here is Maximilian Beier, an identikit from Devil.
Identity card
Name and surname: Maximilian Beier.
Place and date of birth: Brandenburg an der Havel, 17 October 2002.
Nationality: German.
Role: central striker.
Foot: right.
Club membership: Hoffenheim.
Previous clubs: Hannover 96.
Price of the card: 30 million euros (Transfermarkt).
History
Brandenburg on the Havel is the town where Maximilian was born Beier, the new German talent on the launch pad. Not too far from Berlin, in the north-east of Germany, the talent born in 2002 took his first steps in football before moving toEnergie Cottbus and then toHoffenheimwhere he trained in the youth sector.
His first team debut came on 8 February 2020, at the age of 17, shortly before the lockdown caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The two-year loan toHannover 96 in the Second Bundesliga he needs him to put minutes in his legs among the greats and adapt to that football for someone who, even today, is perhaps lacking in the physical duel. 68 appearances, 15 goals and 7 assists in this parenthesis that shaped him before his return to Hoffenheim and the definitive launch of this year, which saw him become fifth scorer in the Bundesliga with 16 goals to his name, behind Kane , Guirassy, Openda and Undav.
Technical features
It’s not Zirkzee, but it’s not Sesko or Dovbyk either. An atypical striker who could, at least on the surface, be compared to Jonathan David for his ability attack depth and work on the offside line. Unlike the Canadian, however, he still lacks something from a physical point of view in duels.
Completely different from the Lille player in terms of movement on the pitch, because Beier tends to vary throughout the offensive front and open central spaces for the insertions of his teammates, promptly served by his crosses. Another notable feature is its ballistics: he shoots well, very well from distance and has a more than decent shot in front of the goalkeeper coldness. Perhaps it lacks speed, but it makes up for this with its dribbling, one of its peculiarities. The association with Charles De Ketelaere is not risky, at least in terms of how he moves on the pitch. He can grow a lot in his play with his back to goal and in his connection with his teammates in this type of situation.
He is not yet a certainty, but a player to keep an eye on: a very respectable plan B, ready to take advantage of the European Championship showcase to show himself to all of Europe.
