Liverpool had been evidently hoping to strengthen their midfield ranks throughout the summer season switch window, however in the end they didn’t signal any participant for that a part of the squad.
As we all know all too properly, Martin Zubimendi emerged because the Reds’ prime goal in early August, just for the Spaniard to determine that he’d want to stay with Actual Sociedad.
One other midfielder to be linked with a attainable transfer to Anfield in current months was Teun Koopmeiners, however the ex-Atalanta participant as an alternative joined Juventus, and it seems that different potential suitors hadn’t a hope of beating the Bianconeri to his signature.
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In a quote relayed by Fabrizio Romano through X, the Dutchman said: “Perhaps sure, different golf equipment had been fascinated with me this summer season… however I used to be solely fascinated with Juventus.”
⚪️⚫️🇳🇱 Teun Koopmeiners: “Perhaps sure, different golf equipment had been fascinated with me this summer season… however I used to be solely fascinated with Juventus”. pic.twitter.com/GFUGaQk7Hu
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) September 10, 2024
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Such was Koopmeiners’ want to hitch the Turin giants that, previous to the switch, he went AWOL from Atalanta coaching, a lot to the fury of Nerazzurri supervisor Gian Piero Gasperini.
From a Liverpool perspective, which will look like a pink flag – if the participant was prepared to go to such lengths to try to pressure via a transfer from the Europa League holders, what’s to say that he wouldn’t accomplish that once more at some other membership he represents in his profession?
He would’ve given the Reds one other skilled pure defensive midfield possibility had he come to Anfield (along with with the ability to play as a quantity 8 or 10), though Arne Slot’s use of his compatriot Ryan Gravenberch in that function has labored a deal with to date.
It was telling that, not like with Zubimendi, it by no means bought to a stage the place LFC had been about to place cash on the desk for Koopmeiners. Maybe there was a realisation that he solely had eyes for Juventus, or possibly he simply wasn’t deemed an ideal slot in the best way that the Spaniard was.
In fact, this was a switch race we had been by no means going to win. Let’s hope {that a} Dutch midfielder who’s already at Liverpool will go away us with no regrets over lacking out on his worldwide teammate.
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