Former Liverpool midfielder Steve McManaman isn’t optimistic about Georginio Wijnaldum returning to Anfield this summer and believes the Reds need to ‘start planning’ for a marquee midfield addition next year.
Wijnaldum has been linked with a loan move from Paris Saint-Germain after a difficult season in the French capital. The Dutchman made 237 appearances and scored 22 goals from 2016 to 2021 while at Liverpool before rejecting a contract extension at the club and signing for the French champions. However, McManaman wasn’t confident that the Reds could pull off the deal and believes Wijnaldum made the wrong decision by leaving Anfield.
“Regarding a potential Georginio Wijnaldum return, I presume the reason he left is that he was getting a big pay packet from Paris Saint-Germain,” he told Horseracing.net. “I don't know whether that will be doable for him to come back to Liverpool and take a pay cut. I’m not even sure what would happen.
