"What a pleasure to watch a match of this level" - Real Madrid and Liverpool target drops transfer hint with UCL comments 

Liverpool and Real Madrid transfer target Aurelien Tchouameni has been left impressed by the Champions League semi-final clash between Madrid and Manchester City. On Twitter, he admitted that it was a pleasure to witness a match of such intensity and quality.

Manchester City and Real Madrid went toe-to-toe in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday night. City went 2-0 up within the opening 15 minutes through goals from Kevin de Bruyne and Gabriel Jesus, taking the wind out of Madrid’s sails. Los Blancos’ ever-reliable talisman Karim Benzema scored a goal in the 32nd minute to get his side back in the contest.

Early in the second half, Phil Foden doubled Man City’s advantage with a point-blank header. A couple of minutes later, Vinicius Junior scored a wonderful solo goal to cut the deficit in half.

In the final stretch of the match, a Bernardo Silva screamer was canceled out by Benzema’s cool Panenka penalty, resulting in the match ending 4-3. Monaco’s Tchouameni, who presumably watched the entire end-to-end contest, took to Twitter to express his admiration for the teams.

Here’s what he wrote:

“Frankly what a pleasure to watch a match of this level 👀🥰”

The French midfielder has recently been linked with a move to Liverpool (via Get French Football News). Jurgen Klopp’s side have been left impressed with the 22-year-old’s performances and have already contacted the player’s entourage. The player himself remains open to joining Liverpool in the summer.

Before Liverpool entered the ring, Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain were the two European heavyweights vying for the player’s services. Front-runners Los Blancos were supposedly put off by Monaco’s valuation (over €50million) and the wage demands of the player.

The 22-year-old's recent tweet hints that he would most certainly like to play for a club competing in the Champions League. Both the Reds and the Whites can afford to be encouraged by his tweet, but they must take it with a bit of salt.

Tchouameni’s current club AS Monaco are also vying for a Champions League spot, meaning the Frenchman wouldn’t need to move to play in the UCL.

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Fabrizio Romano provides cheeky response to Liverpool and Real Madrid target’s tweet

Renowned Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano was one of the millions of viewers who indulged in City’s mouth-watering clash with Madrid on Tuesday. Romano was also quite active on social media during and after the match and came up with a cheeky response to the Monaco midfielder’s tweet.

Under Tchouameni’s tweet that heaped praise on the jaw-dropping clash between Man City and Los Blancos, Romano backed him to be involved in such matches. This is what his reply read:

The former Bordeaux starlet has featured in 47 games for Monaco this season, pitching in with two goals and three assists.