Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool future assessed | Football Digest
Liverpool have already signed four midfielders this summer but Jurgen Klopp may have his sights set on a fifth in January with the Reds reportedly monitoring Brazilian starlet Andre. The Premier League side were strongly linked with the Fluminense man during the summer and, according to reports, Klopp could be tempted to revisit a deal in the winter transfer window.
The Brazilian side have indicated they are prepared to let Andre depart in the winter but only if his release clause is activated. Reports suggest that the clause inserted into the 22-year-old’s contract allows him to leave if a £34million bid is made.
Liverpool embarked on a drastic overhaul of Klopp’s midfield in the summer, with the likes of James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all departing on a free transfer. Fabinho and Jordan Henderson were later sold to Saudi Arabian outfits Al-Ittihad and Al-Ettifaq respectively.
The quintet were replaced with four new signings – Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Endo Wataru and Ryan Gravenberch – as part of a £130m splurge. But Liverpool could now sign another midfielder after being alerted to Andre’s potential availability.
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According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Fluminense have ‘opened the door’ to a January exit. He claims that Liverpool are still ‘monitoring’ the player’s situation.
It comes after Fluminense president Mario Bittencourt opened up on discussions with Liverpool about Andre during the summer transfer window. Bittencourt revealed that he discussed a deal with Reds chief executive Billy Hogan, but told him the Brazilian Serie A side would not sell one of their best players at that time.
“There is an agreement between us, with the player and representative, that he would stay until the end of the year and they comply fully and with the utmost tranquillity,” Bittencourt told ESPN.
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“What they have done is work as a representative of the athlete that is: all the polling that arrives they communicate to Fluminense.
“In the case of Liverpool, I go even further. Liverpool’s chief executive contacted me directly. And I replied to him, ‘My friend, I don’t sell players now and I don’t deliver now.’ If you want to buy now to take in January we can start talking, or if you want to wait until December and we talk in December.”
Of Liverpool’s summer midfield signings, only Endo can be considered a defensive midfielder. Bringing in Andre would solve the issue of providing depth in that position, with an eye on the future too given the Japanese is turning 31 in February.
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