In accordance with studies from Netherlands, Liverpool are amongst 4 Premier League golf equipment exhibiting an curiosity in an Eredivisie defender.
Algemeen Dagblad claimed that the Reds – together with Newcastle, Tottenham and West Ham – are within the hunt for Lutsharel Geertruida, who’s performed underneath Arne Slot at Feyenoord.
The Rotterdam membership are but to obtain an official bid for the 23-year-old, whose future is about to be resolved after Euro 2024, by which he’s collaborating with the Dutch nationwide crew.
The report states that ‘in conversations with’ impending new Feyenoord boss Brian Priske, it has been ‘made clear’ that Slot’s alternative gained’t have the right-back as a part of his squad for subsequent season.
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Hypothesis a few attainable transfer to Anfield for Geertruida intensified after it grew to become clear that Slot can be Jurgen Klopp’s alternative, and in addition after the defender was noticed amongst Liverpool supporters on the Reds’ 2-2 draw in opposition to West Ham just a few weeks in the past.
The 23-year-old has excelled in various metrics over the previous 12 months, together with his match averages for non-penalty targets and xG, move completion and progressive passes inserting him among the many high 1% of right-backs in Europe for every class (FBref).
He additionally ranked within the high 11% of positional friends on the continent for pictures per sport and the highest 16% for touches within the opposition’s penalty space, with clear indicators that he’s a participant who simply likes to bomb ahead and make an impression within the closing third.
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If Liverpool are to significantly pursue Geertruida, it might point out that Slot sees Trent Alexander-Arnold as primarily a midfielder somewhat than a right-back, although it additionally raises questions on Conor Bradley’s prospects of first-team minutes subsequent season.
The 20-year-old hardly put a foot mistaken when stepping up within the vice-captain’s absence by means of damage through the second half of the 2023/24 marketing campaign, and it’d be a slap within the face to him if an costly new recruit had been signed in his place.
The Netherlands worldwide appears more likely to be on the transfer, however will or not it’s the Reds who win the race for his signature? It might be just a few extra weeks till we uncover the reply.
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