Liverpool missed the boat over £40m man in summer despite Jorg Schmadtke recommendation – report

A recent article clarified why Liverpool failed to sign one player during the summer transfer window despite Jorg Schmadtke recommending him to the team.

TEAMtalk claims that the Reds’ sports director, who had already presided over the Dutch defender’s transfer to Wolfsburg in 2021, had fought for Micky van de Ven.

The 22-year-old’s representation were ‘fully aware’ of LFC’s interest in him and prepared to make a formal offer after the Merseysiders spoke with the Bundesliga team about him.

The center-back apparently had no second thoughts at that moment and began speaking with Tottenham, who had taken advantage of Liverpool’s reticence to sign him for £40 million in early August.

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The fact that the Reds were unable to sign Van de Ven before Tottenham did, despite the defender making a good start to life in England, may frustrate Schmadtke and Jurgen Klopp.

Only Joe Gomez (93.8%) has a higher passing success rate among all players who have started for Liverpool so far this season than he has in his first four Premier League appearances (WhoScored).

The fact that Virgil van Dijk (suspension) and Ibrahima Konate (injury) have recently been sidelined, leaving LFC with few options for center backs who have thankfully performed admirably in the last few games, adds to the idea that they missed the boat on him.

The Reds may not have gone all-out for Van de Ven due to timing. When he transferred to Spurs, we had a strong emphasis on bringing in midfielders to make up for the unanticipated departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to the Saudi Pro League.

Defensive hires may have fallen down the priority list as a result, though one could argue that if Liverpool had really wanted the Dutch center-back, they would have moved to sign him before Tottenham had the chance.

Whatever Given the circumstances, that ship has sailed, therefore if LFC wanted to add central defensive options in January, they would have to seek elsewhere.

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Club fuming with 28-year-old player who left Liverpool this summer

Werder Bremen are reportedly fuming with how the signing of Naby Keita has panned out, with the former Liverpool player yet to play for his new club,

According to Bild, the Bundesliga side are not pleased with Keita’s fitness, with the midfielder picking up an injury in pre-season that has kept the 28-year-old out on the sideline for the entire campaign.

Injuries were the main reason Keita didn’t work out at Liverpool, and it appears that the same problems have followed the former Anfield star back to Germany with Bremen.

As per the report, whilst Keita is back in first-team training, there’s still no timeline on when the midfielder could make his professional debut for Bremen.

Indeed, there’s no denying that the former RB Leipzig star could rediscover his form in Germany with Bremen, though that’s if Keita can stay fully fit.

And with the German side already annoyed with how Keita’s fitness issues, there’s a chance that the Bundesliga club will find themselves in the same position Liverpool were in over the midfielder.

Liverpool fans will be praying Keita can succeed at Bremen

Keita’s start to life in Bremen has been nothing short of disastrous yet also par for the course, with the midfielder picking up an injury immediately after joining a cruel joke of the highest order.

Yet there’s every chance that Keita can return to his best in the coming weeks, and Liverpool fans will want nothing more than to see the former no. 8 succeed once again.

Indeed, Keita has the quality to become a superstar in the Bundesliga, and Bremen need to have patience if they’re to get the best out of the 28-year-old this season.