Dirk Kuyt has dropped a potential hint as to who is probably Arne Slot’s first senior signing at Liverpool this summer season season.
The Reds have been linked with all kinds of gamers as a result of the brand new head coach formally took price initially of June, with some names invariably seeming far more plausible than others.
By the use of attainable defensive recruits, Lutsharel Geertruida’s title has been talked about normally, and Foot Mercato reported in newest weeks that the Merseysiders have ‘returned to the associated fee’ for the Feyenoord right-back after prior curiosity.
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Chatting with Ladbrokes 1-2-Free about potential incoming change train at Liverpool, Kuyt acknowledged (by the use of The Mirror): “The extent from Holland to England isn’t lower than two steps elevated, so it’s not easy to make that switch. When you’re talking about Feyenoord players turning into a member of Arne at Liverpool, I imagine Lutsharel Geertruida is the one, truly, who could be succesful to make that switch.
“Lutsharel is any person I’d wish to see having fun with inside the Premier League. I truly suppose he’d match into English soccer. He has good stamina, he’s good on the ball, he’s bodily strong… he’s capable of making the step as a lot because the Premier League.
“I’m requested masses about players who I imagine are okay to step as a lot because the extent of Liverpool, or the Premier League sometimes, from Holland, and Lutsharel is definitely one amongst them. Hopefully he has the likelihood, sooner or later, to play inside the Premier League – and hopefully that’s in a Liverpool shirt.”
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Having spent six years at Liverpool, along with every having fun with for and coaching Feyenoord (at under-19 stage inside the latter functionality), Kuyt is finest positioned than almost anyone to debate players from a kind of golf gear who’d have the ability to succeeding on the completely different.
He’s beforehand talked up Geertruida as any person who might presumably achieve success at Anfield if the 23-year-old have been to make the switch, so it’s not as if the earlier Reds striker has merely plucked the defender’s title out of thin air when taking about potential summer season season signings.
As per FBref, the Netherlands right-back has carried out magnificently in relation to positional buddies in Europe over the earlier yr, ranking among the many many excessive 1% in that subcategory for non-penalty goals and xG, go completion and progressive passes per 90 minutes.
That clearly highlights the Feyenoord man as any person who likes to have an effect on the game in an attacking sense, very like Trent Alexander-Arnold at Liverpool.
Nonetheless, the question that Slot ought to ponder is whether or not or not the Reds actually need Geertruida this summer season season after we already have two fantastic right-backs inside the England worldwide and Conor Bradley, who doesn’t have to have his progress stunted by heightened opponents for a starting berth.
The Dutchman can have the ability to taking part in at centre-back and in defensive midfield, though, so these might presumably be viable positions at Anfield for the 23-year-old if Richard Hughes acts upon Kuyt’s recommendation this summer season season…
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