Newcastle United and Aston Villa are among the clubs keeping tabs on Swansea City youngster Azeem Abdulai - whose midfield style is being compared with Jude Bellingham. The Scotland Under 21 international made his first-team debut for the Swans in their Carabao Cup match against Oxford United earlier this season. Newcastle and Villa have been keeping tabs on 20-year-old Abdulai's progress and Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen are also watching him closely. Russell Martin called him into the Swansea first-team squad for their FA Cup third round tie against Southampton in January 2022 but he didn't get off the bench. Abdulai showed potential in those games, and his Swansea U23 games, to attract a string of high profile admirers ahead of the summer.

Source: Express May 25, 2023 21:19 UTC