Ryan Gravenberch may quickly discover himself enjoying within the crimson of Liverpool Soccer Membership, however a transfer will depend on his present membership, Bayern Munich, securing a substitute, David Ornstein has reported.
One identify that appears achievable for the Bavarians is that of Fulham’s Joao Palhinha, although it stays unclear whether or not the Bundesliga outfit are capable of meet their valuation.
“Gravenberch is believed to favour a transfer to Liverpool over his different potential suitors, which has included Manchester United however they’re prioritising Sofyan Amrabat at current,” the reporter wrote for The Athletic.
“Bayern are prepared to take heed to presents for Gravenberch, nonetheless any potential sale is contingent on them recruiting a substitute.
“He solely joined Bayern from Ajax final summer time however is eager to go away the German champions in the hunt for common first-team soccer.”
Scott McTominay of Manchester United has additionally been up for consideration, with the final couple of days of the summer time window probably set to host a number of extra adjustments.
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One such change many a fan would little question be eager on could be the addition of a fourth midfielder to bolster a division ravaged by exits this summer time.
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What would Ryan Gravenberch carry to Liverpool?
With Liverpool in search of a multi-functional midfielder – and ideally one leaning extra on the defensive aspect of the sport given the abundance of attack-minded midfield operators current within the squad – some will fairly rightly be scratching their heads over our curiosity in Gravenberch.
Rating within the 96th percentile for shot-creating actions, in accordance with FBref, the stats would definitely seem to assist that concern.
That’s to not recommend the Dutchman isn’t able to being a ‘piano-carrier’ within the aspect, nonetheless, as his defensive stats would likewise recommend, rating within the 82nd and seventieth percentiles for tackles and interceptions respectively.
In brief, we’ll be getting a participant able to performing a number of features within the aspect – maybe as a bolt-on holding midfielder down the road – in step with the positional and tactical versatility our teaching workers prioritise in new signings.
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