We all know by now that including a defensive midfielder is Liverpool’s precedence within the the rest of the switch window, however it seemingly isn’t the only real focus for Richard Hughes this month.
Talking on The Switch Change Present on KS1 TV, Steve Kay named a proper winger as one participant who the Reds are ‘keeping track of’, ought to the chance to signal him come up.
After discussing our reported curiosity in Porto enforcer Alan Varela, the journalist added: “They’re keeping track of Benfica’s David Neres as properly.”
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The 27-year-old winger primarily performs on the correct and will duly supply an alternative choice to Mo Salah, with teenager Ben Doak the one different pure match for that place in Liverpool’s senior squad.
Neres is famend for his searing tempo, having clocked a high velocity of 35.4 kilometres per hour (22mph), as per SpeedSDB, whereas he additionally ranks extremely for a lot of underlying efficiency metrics in comparison with positional friends in Europe’s main leagues over the previous yr (FBref).
Nevertheless, a return of simply 5 targets in 32 appearances final season – throughout which he was additionally sidelined for 3 months with damage – doesn’t counsel that he’d be wherever close to as prolific because the Egyptian King, particularly if he have been to step as much as the Premier League from the Portuguese high flight.
File this one below ‘unlikely to occur’.
You possibly can take a look at Kay’s verdict in full under (from 1:14:04), by way of KS1 TV on YouTube:
