Liverpool have reportedly been provided the possibility to signal a participant who was just lately on the cusp of becoming a member of a Premier League rival.
In response to Graeme Bailey for HITC, the Reds are amongst a number of English top-flight groups who’ve been given a possibility to snap up Samu Omorodion, on whom ‘some checks’ have already been undertaken.
The 20-year-old was in line to affix Chelsea from Atletico Madrid earlier this month, just for him to take umbrage on the Blues’ makes an attempt to accumulate 50% of his rights (El Chiringuito TV).
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Omorodion has but to play a senior aggressive recreation for Atletico, however he was prolific at underage degree for Granada and netted eight LaLiga objectives whereas on mortgage at Alaves final season (Transfermarkt).
The teen ranks extremely amongst centre-forwards in Europe’s 5 principal leagues over the previous 12 months for non-penalty xG and profitable aerial duels per 90 minutes, however his returns for a collection of different outstanding standards don’t rank favourably (FBref).
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It duly means that the 20-year-old is one thing of a tough diamond who boasts loads of expertise however wants the fitting teaching in place for these abilitites to be refined right into a top-level striker.
If Liverpool seize their reported alternative to do what Chelsea couldn’t and signal Omorodion, the Spaniard would doubtless be seen as a mission for the long-term slightly than somebody to return in and compete with Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota for a beginning berth immediately.
Though he looks as if a promising prospect, the Reds have better wants to deal with within the closing few days of the switch window, so we wouldn’t envisage him being unveiled at Anfield earlier than the tip of the month except Richard Hughes spots one thing in him which merely can’t be ignored.
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