Liverpool may probably have a ‘massive benefit’ over rival suitors within the race for a potential free switch swoop in 2025.
That’s in line with Christian Falk, who suggested to ‘control’ the Reds concerning a potential swoop for Bayer Leverkusen defender Jonathan Tah subsequent 12 months, together with his contract expiring in slightly below 10 months’ time.
The journalist additionally named Bayern Munich and Barcelona as golf equipment who may search to pounce for the 28-year-old, though he highlighted that the Merseysiders might need a vital edge on that duo.
Falk wrote in his Truth Information for Fabrizio Romano’s Each day Briefing: “There’s one other outfit to control – Liverpool. Within the far-flung future, they may want a successor for Virgil van Dijk. Jonathan Tah may very well be that for Liverpool. They’re additionally on the desk at the moment.
“I believe the large benefit for Liverpool within the race for Tah is that the Premier League was all the time his massive, massive dream. There’ll all the time be rumours linking him with a transfer to Newcastle. Nonetheless, if Liverpool had been to knock on his door, there’s maybe a giant probability that he’ll be taking part in within the Premier League subsequent season.”
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May Tah be Liverpool’s subsequent Joel Matip when it comes to a shrewd free switch pickup of a centre-back from the Bundesliga?
Leverkusen will clearly strive onerous to persuade the 28-year-old to signal a brand new deal on the BayArena, but when the defender goals of a transfer to the Premier League, he could view subsequent summer season as his greatest probability to grasp that ambition.
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He’ll be 29 subsequent February, and LFC have a tendency to not go for gamers who’re that far alongside the age scale, though the captures of Thiago Alcantara and Wataru Endo in recent times illustrate that they’re prepared to make exceptions if the best goal is offered in the best circumstances.
Though Tah’s averages for core defensive metrics are fairly weak compared to positional friends in Europe’s 5 predominant leagues, he’s among the many market leaders in his place for cross completion, with a whopping 94.6% over the previous 12 months (FBref).
That might make him a super match for Arne Slot’s clear choice in patiently passing out from the again, and signing him on a free switch would carry minimal threat. If something, it may very well be the right mitigation if the likes of Van Dijk (out of contract subsequent summer season) or Joe Gomez (strongly linked with an exit lately) had been to depart and duly reduce Liverpool’s centre-back choices.
It’s undoubtedly a scenario price keeping track of for Richard Hughes over the following few months.
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