Liverpool have reportedly contacted a Serie A membership in relation to at the very least one participant who’s deemed to be not available on the market this summer season.
Whereas the Reds have rejected a suggestion from Marseille for Wataru Endo, they proceed to scope out doable midfield additions coming into the final word month of the change window, one amongst whom is Morten Frendrup of Genoa.
Primarily based on TuttoMercatoWeb, the Reds are among the many many Premier League golf gear to have submitted ‘requests for information’ on the 23-year-old, who’s reportedly valued inside the space of €25m (£21.1m) nonetheless is deemed ‘unsellable’ by the Rossoblu.
The Italian outfit are eager to retain the Danish enforcer and companion him with Jens Cajuste, who they’re hoping to amass from Napoli.
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Might Frendrup be the particular person to supply Liverpool with a dominant presence on the bottom of midfield for the following few years?
A number of of his statistics over the earlier yr counsel that he might be a robust candidate. As per FBref, he ranked among the many many prime 1% of positional pals in Europe’s 5 foremost leagues last season for tackles per 90 minutes (3.81), along with the very best 13% for interceptions (1.46) and prime 17% for blocks (1.57) per sport.
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Whereas the 23-year-old is adept at breaking up play, though, his passing metrics rank distinctly poorly in comparison with totally different midfielders at that diploma (FBref), which might presumably be a level of concern for Arne Slot.
He’s successfully inside Liverpool’s worth fluctuate on the decide talked about inside the above report, although persuading Genoa to advertise him might take all of Richard Hughes’ artful given their unbudging stance thus far.
For now it seems to be little larger than a case of the Reds gathering additional information to seek out out whether or not or not or not a correct present is worth submitting, nonetheless it’s a change hyperlink which can nonetheless be worth sustaining a tally of over the approaching month.
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