Summer is hot on the side of Monaco and the thermometer is not about to descend during this transfer window. The Asemist club has already managed to attract Eric Dier (Bayern Munich), Paul Pogba (free) and Ansu Fati (FC Barcelona). Pretty names for the team of Adolf Hütter who needed a reinforcement at the post of goalkeeper.
Indeed, Radoslaw Majecki and Philipp Köhn disappointed last season and none of them knew how to win. The tracks germinated in previous weeks. Thus, Lucas Perri (Olympique Lyonnais), David de Gea (Fiorentina), Dordje Petrovic (now in Bournemouth), Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (Torino) or André Onana (Manchester United) were linked to the princely club.
Monaco agree with Lukáš Hrádecký
But ultimately, it is another porter who should land on the side of Monaco. According to information from Fabrizio Romano, an agreement was reached between ASM and Lukáš Hrádecký (35), the goalkeeper of Bayer Leverkusen. Finnish international (101 CAPES), the native of Bratislava played 35 games last season where he will have kept the upper hand over his competitor Matej Kovar. 4 times player of the year with Bayer Leverkusen (2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023), he allowed the Werkself to win the Bundesliga and the German Cup in 2024 while being a finalist in the Europa League.
He was also the craftsman of the Finnish qualification for Euro 2020, the only competition disputed by the Nordic country. In an interview for the Rheinische Post This Wednesday, he expressed his desire to leave the German club where he was promised the number 2 post after the arrival of Mark Flekken from Brentford: “I really think about it. It is not a secret. But at the same time, it must be something very concrete and very interesting for me to consider leaving this club after so many wonderful and fruitful years.Monaco is now trying to conclude the file and returned to negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen.