There’s a lot to do this summer, but Liverpool are now in the race to sign a central defender after the club reached an early agreement.
Manager Jurgen Klopp says Salah is unique
It will be a welcome sight for all Liverpool fans this weekend when Jurgen Klopp returns to Anfield in red after a turbulent season under manager Arne Slott.
The German was back in the dugout to take charge of the match between Liverpool legends and Borussia Dortmund legends, and took the opportunity to give his opinion on Mohamed Salah’s legendary Anfield career.
The Egyptian announced earlier this week that he would be leaving the Reds at the end of the season and tributes have been pouring in since then. Manager Klopp, who was in charge of the majority of Salah’s time at the club, went so far as to claim that the winger was unique.
“I can’t really compare him to others, just with the people and players he’s worked with. But he’s definitely up there with the best players of my time and as I really follow Liverpool and work for Liverpool. But I don’t have to say that because when you read the numbers you already know there’s something special.”
It will take quite a player to follow in the footsteps of Salah, who has won the PFA Player of the Year award three times and won the Golden Boot award three times. By the time May rolls around, he will likely have inherited his place as the best player Liverpool have ever played in the Premier League, and one of the best of all time.
But for all the praise, Liverpool’s problems loom ever closer. They are tasked with somehow replacing the King of Egypt this summer. This is their own impossible mission, made even more difficult by the fact that they also need to sign another centre-back.
The Anfield outfit have turned their attention to the Serie A star, with Ibrahima Konate set to leave as a free agent this summer.
Liverpool enter race to sign Ndicka
As reported by Caught Offside, Liverpool are currently in the race to sign Evan Ndicka ahead of Spanish giants Barcelona, and are hoping to one-up their European rivals.
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The former Crystal Palace star has attracted attention at Bayern.
AS Roma may have no choice but to sign the defender after reaching a financial agreement with UEFA that could require them to sell key players by June 30th.
If that happens, Liverpool could match Roma’s offer of 45 million euros (approximately 3.9 billion yen) with a bargain deal when the transfer window opens.
25/26 League Statistics | come | Only those in the know know |
|---|---|---|
minutes | 2,106 | 2,487 |
tackle | 19 | 47 |
Successful duel | 58.9% | 68.8% |
collect | 108 | 92 |
clean sheet | 10 | 7 |
Ndicka is a cheap signing, but Liverpool should question his underlying numbers. The Roma man has made more recoveries and kept more clean sheets than Konate this season, but his duel success is an area of concern.
The current state of the Premier League demands a certain level of physicality, so Ndicka will need to improve on those numbers if he arrives at Anfield this summer.
