Liverpool make shock provide for Gerrard-esque £400k-a-week star

Liverpool have made a shock provide for a £400k-a-week star who’s now eager to play in Europe subsequent season, in accordance with Sky Sports activities journalist Gianluca Di Marzio.

Reds’ summer time switch plans taking form

After two quiet switch home windows since changing Jürgen Klopp within the dugout, Arne Slot shall be tasked with strengthening his squad in a lot of key areas this summer time, and FSG are ready to again their supervisor with important monetary backing.

A brand new striker may very well be required, with Darwin Nunez’s future unsure, and the aforementioned report names Napoli’s Victor Osimhen as a possible choice, alongside RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and prolific Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres.

With Trent Alexander-Arnold not too long ago confirming his choice to go away his boyhood membership this summer time, the Reds have additionally ramped up their pursuit of a brand new right-back, and David Ornstein believes Bayer Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong is eager on a transfer to Anfield.

Having maybe overrelied on Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, there have additionally been solutions that Slot might look to herald a brand new midfielder this summer time, and there may be critical curiosity in Stuttgart maestro Angelo Stiller.

Nevertheless, a shock transfer for a Premier League attacking midfielder may be on the playing cards, in accordance with Di Marzio, with the Sky Sports activities journalist not too long ago stating Liverpool have now made a shock provide for Manchester Metropolis’s Kevin De Bruyne.

De Bruyne is about to go away Man Metropolis on a free switch this summer time, with Pep Guardiola’s facet taking the choice to not prolong his contract, however the Belgian desires to stay in Europe, regardless of widespread hyperlinks to the MLS.

Napoli are making a concrete try and signal the 33-year-old, so there may be competitors for his signature from a few of Europe’s high golf equipment.

“World-class” De Bruyne likened to Gerrard

In reality, the Man Metropolis legend transferring to Anfield does not appear notably practical, provided that he was in direct competitors with the Reds for a lot of years, throughout which period he impressed Klopp, who described the maestro as “world-class”.

Wayne Rooney has additionally likened the Belgium worldwide to Steven Gerrard up to now, saying: “De Bruyne jogs my memory a little bit of Steven Gerrard. He drifts out to that right-hand facet and performs some sensible balls whipped in, like Stevie used to. What I like most is he takes probabilities, he takes dangers, he doesn’t go for the simple ball – he performs the laborious move.”

The £400k-a-week star is evidently within the twilight years of his profession, given Metropolis’s willingness to sanction a departure, however he has nonetheless impressed within the Premier League at instances this season, whereas additionally catching the attention within the FA Cup.

As such, De Bruyne might nonetheless be a difference-maker for a high membership, however a transfer to Anfield could be extraordinarily controversial.