Liverpool may go head-to-head with a fellow Premier League membership within the switch race for a midfielder who Arne Slot is aware of nicely.
The emergence of Ryan Gravenberch as a top-class quantity 6 has considerably lessened the necessity for the Reds to strengthen in that space of the pitch, though a renewed pursuit for summer season goal Martin Zubimendi hasn’t been fully dominated out.
A brand new report means that Richard Hughes could have his eyes set on one other participant in that place, in case the Actual Sociedad star can’t be enticed.
Liverpool exhibiting curiosity in Quinten Timber
In accordance with Steve Kay for Soccer Transfers, Quinten Timber is attracting curiosity from Liverpool and Tottenham, with the midfielder anticipated to depart Feyenoord both in January or subsequent summer season.
In a put up on X wherein the journalist shared a hyperlink to that article, he famous that ‘a transfer could possibly be on the playing cards’ for the 23-year-old, whose twin brother Jurrien at present performs for Arsenal.
Spurs are reportedly ready to dump Yves Bissouma to make room for the Dutchman, though the Reds could have their very own trump card in Slot, beneath whom the midfielder gained the Eredivisie and KNVB Cup in Rotterdam.
Will Liverpool transfer for Timber in 2025?
With Liverpool additionally scoping out right-backs and wingers because the contractual uncertainty over Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah lingers on, it stays to be seen precisely which areas of the squad bounce to the highest of Hughes’ checklist of priorities by way of incoming switch exercise in 2025.
If the Reds had been to beat Tottenham within the race for Timber, they’d be getting a ‘highly effective midfielder’ who’s ‘good on the ball’ and ‘most suited to the No.8 position’, within the phrases of Soccer Transfers‘ Dutch soccer professional Imre Himmelbauer.
Figures from FBref present that the 23-year-old likes to get into the ultimate third of the pitch and make a decisive affect. Amongst positional friends in Europe over the previous 12 months, he ranks within the prime 4% for photographs per recreation (2.16), the highest 5% for profitable take-ons per 90 minutes (1.47) and the highest 9% for non-penalty targets per match (0.18).
It was Slot who introduced him to Feyenoord in July 2022 and who handed him 74 appearances at De Kuip, being repaid with 11 targets and 13 assists, so the Liverpool head coach is aware of full nicely what qualities the participant may convey to the Premier League leaders.
When Jurgen Klopp was at Anfield, he by no means signed a participant with whom he labored at Mainz or Borussia Dortmund. Will the present Reds boss take a unique strategy and search a reunion with one among his former Rotterdam favourites in 2025?…
