Tino Livramento named alongside Real Madrid target after making England debut
Former Premier League defender Alan Hutton has named Tino Livramento among the Premier League’s best right-backs.
Newcastle United took a £35million punt on the 22-year-old just over a year ago. Regarded as one of Chelsea’s best youth prospects, Livramento moved to Southampton in 2021.
However, a serious knee injury the following April threatened to curtail a promising career. Livramento made just two appearances on his return before the Magpies swooped in last August.
It did not take long for the full-back to justify his fee despite Eddie Howe nurturing him back to top-level football. This season has seen Livramento take advantage of Kieran Trippier’s fitness woes to pin down a regular spot at St James’ Park.
His recent performances earned him a maiden England bow in Sunday’s 5-0 win over the Republic of Ireland. Now speaking to BestBettingSites, former Aston Villa star Hutton has ranked Livramento as one of the division’s best alongside Trent Alexander-Arnold - a Real Madrid target - and Kyle Walker.
“If you’re talking about the best right backs in the Premier League, you're going to be looking at Trent and you're going to be looking at Kyle Walker,” Hutton said. “I know Walker's 34 now. Trent’s 26. Those two players set the standard even though they were different types of players.
“We see Trent, how he plays, he goes into midfield, his passing range, his creativity. He could be better at times with his defending, but everybody has things to work on and the likes of Walker, his pace helps him and his all-round game is superb.
“They're your top end, but Livramento, I really like the way he plays, and he's young. Rico Lewis is another one. If you want to play a full-back with a brief to go into midfield then he gives you different options.
“It used to be you were a defender when I was first coming through. Then you needed to be an attacking full-back that got up and down. Now you're looking at guys that go and play within midfield, so it's always developing. It just really depends on the team and what you're looking for.”