After further disappointment in the title race, should Liverpool be looking for midfield reinforcements in the January transfer window?
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General topics :
- midfield suddenly looking a bit pedestrian against Chelsea , leads to calls for revamp
- Forward options suddenly look incredibly sparse
- Minimum expectations of fsg
Solanke
- 18 goals in 25 games
- LFC have 20% sell on clause and a buy back option .
- Back to back him, or genuinely buy for LFC ?
Saka
- Liverpool linked (Duncan castles )
- 20 years old
- Arsenal look to Lamptey
- Saka Contract expires in 2024. He is currently paid well below his worth.
Castles says :
- a forward a priority for Liverpool and they’re ready to do January business if they can secure the quality of player they want , but summer more likely .
- He says LFC plan had always been to cash in on one of front 3 for 200m, but changes in the market have thwarted that strategy (with psg focusing on free agents and Madrid on Mbappe, Barca being skint)
- LFC have had contact with Luis Diaz. Porto want 80m now, but his wages wouldn’t be high
- In terms of Saka , Arsenal not qualifying for CL would be important .
- Saka keen on a Liverpool proposal
Denis Zakariah
- LFC have enquired for January
- Swiss defensive centre mid from borussia MGB.
- 25 yo
- Available on a free in the summer
Keita
- reports in Spain that Barca want him.
- Also references to interest from Bayern, West Ham, AC Milan.
All we need is a proper number SIX a box to box midfielder in a certain Tchouameni
If we had him Brentford, Brighton, Spurs and Chelsea wouldn’t have happened this season.
He is putting up some genuinely remarkable numbers at Monaco and he could replicate it at Anfield.
He’s dynamic, strong, powerful, box to box, good technically.
Per the stats website, he makes 3.97 tackles per game, wins 2.52 aerial duels, and makes 2.79 interceptions. All of those numbers place him in the top 10 per cent of midfielders in Europe’s top five leagues.
He is also in the top 11% for total shots on goal, while he is in the top 25% for progressive passes.
Per the website, Tchouamei can be compared statistically to Juventus’ Adrien Rabiot and Real Madrid’s Casemiro, two midfielders who have reached the top of the game.
He’s valued at £36m by Transfermarkt and has a contract until 2024 but he certainly looks as though he would be worth every single penny.