Your morning Liverpool headlines for July 19 2022.
Liverpool could repeat Fabio Carvalho transfer trick to sign player Steven Gerrard loves
After signing Darwin Nunez, Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay this summer, Liverpool’s incoming transfer business is believed to be done. As a result, plans to revamp the Reds’ midfield remain on hold until 2023.
Such a decision has been criticised in some sections, though it has also prompted speculation regarding a potential move for Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham. With the England international known to be of interest to Liverpool and the Bundesliga outfit having no desire to sell before next summer, it’s easy to make assumptions.
However, the 19-year-old isn’t the only midfielder believed to be on the Reds’ radar, with Goal reporting last month that Aston Villa’s Carney Chukwuemeka is highly thought of at Anfield. Enjoying a breakthrough campaign last year as he made 11 Premier League appearances, the 18-year-old has plenty of potential suitors with the likes of Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, Newcastle United and Borussia Dortmund also said to be monitoring his situation.
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Also linked with Manchester City, Manchester United, Arsenal and Bayern Munich in the past, the midfielder captained England Under-19s to European Championships glory earlier this summer, scoring in the final and earning a place in UEFA's Team of the Tournament as a result to enhance his reputation further. Out of contract at Villa Park next summer, he has so far rejected offers of a new deal and faces an uncertain future as a result.
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Liverpool have just given go-ahead to transfer deal that will leave mixed feelings
In many ways, the move for Ben Davies was the epitome of Liverpool's entire transfer strategy.
It was at the midway point of a season that was threatening to spiral out of control for Jurgen Klopp and the Reds were in a desperate need to sign a centre-back in January 2021.
In-keeping with an approach that often sees them turn their attention to surprise recruitment candidates, Liverpool spoke to Preston about a deal to bring Davies to Anfield at a time when supporters were blue in the face with their demands for a January centre-half.
A fee that could have reached £1.6m was agreed with the Championship side as Liverpool took full advantage of a contract impasse that had Davies closing in on a move to Celtic at the time.
For a defensive department that was currently without Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip, a little-known replacement from the second tier did not exactly put supporters' concerns at ease, even when he was supported by the loan move for Ozan Kabak.
Anfield sources at the time likened the deal to that of the move for Ragnar Klavan nearly five years previous; a dependable deputy who could step into the centre-back void with minimal fuss.
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