THREE Premier League clubs are chasing Feyenoord’s Champions League star Igor Paixao.
Tottenham, Newcastle and Bournemouth are all keen on the Brazilian winger, who scored the winner against AC Milan and gave Kyle Walker a torrid time at De Kuip on Wednesday.
Igor Paixao gave Kyle Walker a torrid time in the Champions League[/caption]
The Feyenoord winger won the player of the match award vs AC Milan[/caption]
Paixao beat Walker after just three minutes before firing in at the near post and then continued to torment the England international throughout the night.
Newcastle and Bournemouth both had scouts in Rotterdam for the Champions League play-off first leg.
Paixao, 24, has eight goals and 14 assists across Eredivisie and the Champions League this season, with the player keen on a Premier League move in the summer.
Feyenoord are thought to rate their speedy winger, signed from Brazilian side Coritiba in 2022, at £25million and there was plenty of evidence as to why on Wednesday night.
Not only did Paixao constantly beat Walker, but he was quick and confident in front of goal, hitting the bar after opening the scoring.
No player completed more dribbles than the Feyenoord man at De Kuip, while no team-mate had more shots.
Paixao also won the ball on four occasions and created two chances.
In the second half, he robbed Walker of possession in the Milan half which led to him going close to scoring from the half-way line.
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Paixao also registered an assist in Feyenoord’s 3-3 comeback draw with Manchester City earlier this season.
But his goal last night sealed Walker’s first defeat since joining Milan in January.
The right-back insisted that the loss has not impacted what he sees as a bright start to life in Italy, but knows they need a response at San Siro next week.
He said: “I’ve been here for two weeks. Since I’ve been here it’s been good, this is a setback and we have to recover first of all in the championship and then in the return leg.
“The atmosphere, the crowd with their passion and the belief that we will put in: it will be a different match but also the approach must be different.
“It is not only valid for the forwards, we all have to contribute more.”
