Rio Ferdinand believes Jude Bellingham would’ve been ‘excited’ by the prospect of becoming a member of Liverpool regardless of the Reds now ruling themselves out of a transfer.
The Borussia Dortmund star had been lengthy linked with a transfer to Anfield however with Jurgen Klopp’s facet struggling for consistency this time period the German tactician now not believes it might be proper to spend over £100m on a single participant.
“Liverpool have dominated themselves out now, however I feel if Liverpool stated they might’ve preferred him I feel there was an opportunity he could have gone to Liverpool, he believes in himself and he backs himself he thinks he may have been the catalyst to get them again up once more which amplifies his stardom,” Ferdinand instructed BT Sport (as quoted by The Boot Room). “That will have excited him, Man United could possibly provide that, however I feel their precedence is a centre-forward.”
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Liverpool followers can have been shocked to listen to that they’ve turned their consideration away from the 19-year-old – we didn’t signal an elite midfielder final summer season as a result of the membership had put all of their eggs in a single basket and have been assured that the dynamic midfielder can be dropped at Merseyside for the 2023/24 marketing campaign.
Multiple participant is required to get us out of our present rut so spending the cash on two or three gamers as an alternative of simply Bellingham does considerably make sense, however to see him head wherever apart from Anfield in the summertime goes to be painful.
It’s unclear as as to whether the Birmingham Metropolis Academy graduate is genuinely fascinated about a transfer to Liverpool, particularly if we aren’t taking part in Champions League soccer subsequent season, however to tug out of the race so early is a blow for all Kopites.
There are many different midfielders on our radar so let’s hope we will full some high quality enterprise in the summertime to make sure we’re competing on all 4 fronts subsequent time period.
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