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A player who had seriously contemplated joining Liverpool because of Klopp has now decided not to

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February 9, 2024

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Player who seriously considered joining Liverpool because of Klopp now won’t

Kylian Mbappe to Liverpool always seemed something of a pipe dream when the financials were brought into play.

With Jurgen Klopp now set to be out of the picture come the summer, matters will hardly be helped.

Christian Falk reports that the Frenchman had ‘seriously considered’ a switch to Anfield prior to the 56-year-old’s announcement.

“Bitter for Liverpool: Kylian Mbappé is said to have seriously considered a move to Liverpool,” the BILD reporter wrote in his exclusive column with CaughtOffside.

“I heard that working with Jürgen Klopp is said to have appealed to the star from France. His thought: Klopp would have made him an even better player.

“With Klopp’s departure, this argument no longer exists. Liverpool should now definitely be out of the race.”

The World Cup winner is currently leading the Ligue top scorer chart with 20 goals registered this term.

The former Monaco marksman’s considerable wage demands (and, previously, insurmountable asking price) have generally precluded Liverpool from throwing their hat into the ring.

Whilst thoughts of adding the insatiable goal machine to the ranks at Anfield are tantalising, it was always going to be a move that would be difficult to marry with FSG’s sustainable mantra.

That’s not necessarily an issue, of course, with the Reds already possessing serious goal-getters in their ranks.

A move to another behemoth, likely Real Madrid, instead, seems the more plausible scenario.

Only time will tell where Mbappe’s talents (and astronomical demands) will take him.

Liverpool now want to sign ‘special’ player deemed the best in his position behind Rodri

Liverpool’s search for new midfielders seem to be never ending given they brought in a whole team in that position in the summer.

The Reds went out and signed Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch in the summer.

However, it looks like that still might not be enough for Liverpool who are now also apparently looking into signing Spanish midfield star, Martin Zubimendi.

According to a report from Football Transfers, Liverpool’s quest to sign new midfield talent has now taken them down the route of looking at Zubimendi.

The young Real Sociedad star is one of the most in-demand players in Europe in his position and has Arsenal among his admirers from the summer.

Zubimendi, 25, is highly-rated over in Spain and was recently tipped as the second best player in his position behind only Rodri.

“They’ve got three or four players that are really lovely to watch. Take Kubo is a really good player to watch. Brais Mendez is really nice. Martin Zubimendi is, I think, just about as good a deep-lying midfielder as there is in Europe, apart from maybe Rodri,” Spanish football expert Sid Lowe said.

With a release clause of around £53m, there could well be a big scramble for the Spaniard in the summer.

Liverpool have a lot of talent in the midfield and a lot of players who are high tempo and work well with Jurgen Klopp’s pressing.

However, they don’t have someone quite like Zubimendi, who is more easy on the eye and likes to be calm and calculated in possession.

Indeed, if Xabi Alonso takes over from Klopp, you can very much see how Zubimendi will fit into Liverpool.

Dubbed a ‘special‘ talent by Fabrizio Romano, he’s a player to watch and given the interest in him going into the summer, we could be in for an almighty scramble for his signature.