Strengthening Liverpool’s Midfield: Transfer Rumors and Speculations

2023-11-22 19:36:00

The “Reds” have already overhauled their midfield this summer. By grabbing Alexis Mac Allister, Dominic Sobozlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Grafenberg after many players in midfield left their home ground. Anfield

For this strengthening, it is very beneficial to the team because all 4 people played an important part in Liverpool’s outstanding performance at the beginning of this season by helping Liverpool move up to 2nd place in the Premier League points table. Behind Manchester City, the leader, who will meet in the league on Saturday. Just one point

However, in January the club still needs to strengthen again to help solve the short-term injury problem. or some obstacles that may occur in the middle of the season The new players they are aiming at will give Jurgen Klopp enough options to fight for the league title for a long time until the end of the season.

1. Lucas Beraldo

Liverpool are trying to scout a central defender and the 19-year-old Sao Paulo star is one of the players they have expressed interest in, despite Beraldo’s youth. But he has already played 48 games for the top team in the Brazilian league, and that has made the “Reds” take a serious look at the player’s situation.

Recently, there have been reports from various media outlets stating that Liverpool’s representatives met with Beraldo after the game in which the player helped his team win 1-0 against Cruzeiro earlier this November. And it is expected that the club must pay 20 million pounds (about 880 million baht) to Sao Paulo.

Klopp wants to negotiate Beraldo’s transfer as soon as possible to avoid competing with other teams. who is interested in football players If he can move to join the army in January. A future star with Samba’s blood Will also be able to play for the team in UEFA Europa League games.

2. Andre Trindade

Liverpool are not the only team interested in signing Fluminense’s promising midfielder Andre, with the 22-year-old being watched by the Brazilian giants. and the leading teams in Europe during the football trader market this January

Previously, the “Reds” had an offer rejected from the player’s agency because the team was on a mission to compete for the Copa championship. Libertadores But now the team has won the championship. Therefore, there is a possibility that Fluminense will allow Andre to follow his dream of a career as a football trader.

Andre has 3 caps for the Brazil national team and the player is continuously developing his potential. He has played 163 games for Fluminense despite being still quite young. And the fact that the player was one of the key players in helping the team win the Copa Libertadores trophy It made him even more fragrant.

In this regard, the star football player from Samba country He once refused the opportunity to move to Anfield this summer with a fee of 25 million pounds (around 1,100 million baht), but in January it is possible to see him move to “The Reds”.

3. Calvin Phillips

Many football pundits think in the same direction that Liverpool should sign a genuine Holding midfielder to join the team in order to fully compete for the championship this season because Mac Allister is not suitable for this role. And it also reduces his potential.

The player who could help fill this position is Calvin Phillips, as the player has shown great performances while with Leeds United and the England national team. But moving to Manchester City was considered a mistake by the player.

Phillips has rarely been given the chance to play for Pep Guardiola’s side and he is certainly eager to resume his illustrious career. For this reason, if he were to move to another team, especially Liverpool, it would probably give him the opportunity to play on the field more continuously.

However, the “Reds” are stuck with two problems: will Manchester City be willing to let Phillips move to a club that is a rival for the league championship or not? And if the “Blues” are really willing to sell, they will. Having to face competitors like Tottenham Hotspur who also want this player.

4. Piotr Zielinski

Another target that Liverpool wants to add to complete their midfield is Napoli star Piotr Zielinski, whose contract with the “Azzurra” expires at the end of this season. And there are many teams showing interest in acquiring players during the winter market.

Liverpool and Juventus are the two clubs that have made it clear that they want Zielinski to join their team in the new year, with Klopp having wanted the Poland star for a long time since the 2016-season. 2017, but unfortunately the transfer was not successful.

The 29-year-old star is considered a very experienced player. The player’s form is outstanding as he scored 50 goals and 46 assists from 345 appearances for Napoli. However, due to Zielinski’s age, it may be against C’s strategy. Lopp who focuses more on signing young players

5. Kylian Mbappe

Many people may think it’s crazy that Liverpool would sign Kylian Mbappe from Paris Saint-Germain. This January Of course, this is almost impossible. But it doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. Because the player’s contract with “PSG” will expire in June. And he clearly announced that he would definitely not renew his contract with the agency.

Striker in hot form for the French national team. They are free to negotiate with other clubs during January and Liverpool is another interesting option. Even though “The Reds” will not play in the UEFA Champions League, but with the potential of Mbappe’s club. See that this is truly the team of the future.

In addition, Liverpool wants to find a successor to Mohamed Salah, who is expected to move to play in the Saudi league in the future. Therefore, if the team can convince Mbappe to come play at Anfield. It is considered the most suitable. Another thing that gives the “Reds” an advantage is that the mother of “President Pae” who is his agent, also likes Liverpool.

However, fans of “The Kop” have to come to terms with it. Because of the financial potential It may be difficult for them to offer a large salary to the player, plus the fact that Real Madrid has been looking to snatch him up for a long time makes it more difficult for Liverpool to use a lot of internal strength to overcome. “White King”

Uncle Tom

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