None of us are quite sure just when Liverpool’s players will be back kicking a ball again but one element of game always keeps turning and that’s the transfer rumour mill.
Here are the latest Reds-related offerings on the tittle-tattle trail.
Who?
Timo Werner, the prolific RB Leipzig striker who has netted 27 goals in all competitions this term and been linked with a move to Liverpool for many months now.
Just a few weeks ago, Jamie Carragher reckoned the player, who unfollowed his current employers on Twitter after they used a video of him to mock the Reds first Premier League defeat of the season, was “nailed on” for an Anfield switch but now he’s not so sure.
Where?
The Star – citing Bild – claim that Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is keen to meet Werner to try and convince the forward that Anfield is the ideal place to move to.
However it is reported that the Reds boss cannot currently go ahead with his plan to pow wow with his compatriot due to coronavirus with the UK in lockdown.
Werner reputedly a release clause of around £30m, however that is believed to rise in June.
What?
The key to any Werner transfer to Liverpool will surely be how comfortable he is about his prospects of playing time.
He’s used to being the main man and while he can’t expect to just waltz into the Club World Cup winners and runaway Premier League leaders and expect such status with them, he will want regular minutes and that’s the conundrum given the status of the Reds current first-choice front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Who?
Milot Rashica, Werder Bremen’s Kosovo international left winger who has netted 10 times in 19 outings so far this season.
The 23-year-old started his career with Vushtrria in his homeland and had a spell in the Netherlands with Vitesse before moving to the Bundesliga in January 2018.
Where?
The Express says that despite boasting a formidable front three, Jurgen Klopp is exploring the market to strengthen his attacking options and Rashica has caught the Reds boss’ attention.
However, the likes of West Ham United, Wolves and Aston Villa have now reportedly joined the racer for his signature.
What?
As impressive as Rashica’s displays have been this season, he does seem to have a profile more suited to some of those lesser lights of the Premier League mentioned than a truly elite outfit but if Klopp does believe the player is talented enough to be part of his squad then he surely wouldn’t have many issues fending off such competition.
Who?
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Thomas Partey, the Atletico Madrid midfielder whose tenacious displays against Liverpool in the last 16 of this season’s Champions League helped the Spaniards to dethrone the reigning European champions with a shock comeback win in extra time at Anfield.
Despite hailing from Ghana, the 26-year-old came up through the youth team ranks at Atletico and has made 174 senior appearances for the club.
Where?
The Mirror say that despite Partey having a £43.5million release clause that given his market value actually makes him an attractive proposition and Atletico vulnerable to rivals just taking him off their hands, contrary to reports in Italy, Arsenal have not launched an offer for him and given the uncertainties caused by the coronavirus, they are unlikely to do so any time soon either.
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What?
Jurgen Klopp got the opportunity to see Partey in action up close and witness what he is capable of doing when he dumped his side out of the Champions League and since then there has been speculation that Liverpool might want to turn the poacher into a gamekeeper and add him to their own ranks.
Midfield looks to be the area of the pitch where the Reds may need to overhaul soon – so could the Gunners seeming reluctance to splash the cash prove a transfer boost at Anfield?
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