Record (via Liverpool Echo) reports that Liverpool is reportedly considering a move for Sporting CP defender Jeremiah Saint. Juste.
The 26-year-old, who moved to Portugal from Mainz just last summer, caught everyone’s attention during the two-leg Europa League final-16 match against Arsenal with spectacular performances.
The former Netherlands U21 international is now a priority for Liverpool ahead of the significant summer transfer window.Saint. Juste is versatile enough to play across the entire backline. Although central defense is his favourite position, he can also play right back or defensive midfield.
According to rumors, Joel Matip may be released by the Reds in the summer. The former international for Cameroon’s contract at Anfield runs out in 2024. So, it would make sense to sell him now if a contract renewal is not imminent.
If Matip leaves, a spot will open up for a foreign defender to enter and contend for various positions on the back line.As a right-back who can also play, St. Juste would be a wonderful addition. When Trent Alexander-Arnold is needed as a backup, Jurgen Klopp has a superb choice in the Dutchman. He possesses the skills to compete for a spot in central defense as well.
Will Sporting release the player after just one season, though, given that they only signed him last summer? If they do, would Liverpool be unable to afford the price tag? None of it is known to us yet. According to the report, the Portuguese team is not interested in letting the player go.So, despite the deal’s potential benefits, its logistics do not appear to be ideal. Let’s see what transpires throughout the summer.
Jurgen Klopp changes opinion on £100m signing as Liverpool boss confirms transfer plan
As part of his “inevitable” renovation, Jürgen Klopp has stated that Liverpool will splurge the cash in the summer.
The Reds manager also didn’t hesitate when asked if his team would be willing to spend more than £100 million on a single player, deftly declining to rule out such extravagant spending.
When asked about Jude Bellingham, who is valued above that amount, Klopp responded, “The club will spend in the summer, definitely. For who, how many, those kind of things, there is nothing to say (at present).” In the past, Klopp has frequently claimed Liverpool wouldn’t enter the transfer arms race by spending so much on a single star.When Manchester City paid £100 million on Jack Grealish in the past, Klopp implied that his own team would never be able to match such extravagant spending and stated that “we have to do it our own way.”
But now that he has realized how urgent it is to rebuild his team, he has hinted that the summer would be busy, claiming that negotiations with some of his top targets have been “promising.”
He responded, “That was good. The negotiations during the international break went well. I would say it was advantageous for the players. Yet, there have been no choices made; we have been quite busy.
Yet Klopp, who has admitted that his squad needs surgery after seven years of being at the top of the game, is extremely clear about the necessity for a reconstruction.”I have been in the business long enough to understand how these things progress. After a certain amount of time, it becomes obvious that you need to rearrange everything and essentially start over.
“It is absolutely normal; it happens all the time. It simply seldom occurs with the same manager these days because people are aware that when a manager is fired and a new one is hired, things change and the squad is adjusted. After seven years, it became obvious that we must act.
Darwin Nunez has recovered from a bad cut that kept him out of international duty, while Liverpool is still without Luis Diaz, who the manager says will return next week.