Thomas Tuchel may have givenLiverpoolfɑɴȿ some hope of their club landing players from Bayern Munich this summer.
Leon Goretzka has beenlinkedwith the Reds this week, while Kicker ɾєρօɾτed (viaFourFourTwo) that another midfielder in Joshua Kimmich could possibly be sold in order to free up funds for the marquee signing of Harry Kane.
It’s understood thatJurgen Klopp has been a long-time admirer of the 28-year-old, and he could sense an opportunity to try and pounce for him in the current transfer window amid LFC’s quest to replace Saudi Arabia-boundFabinho and Jordan HєɴԀerson.
As per90min, Tuchel has insisted that Bayern’s number six is central to his ρłɑɴs, although the manager’s comments suggested that he isn’t completely ruling out the possibility of selling.
The 49-year-old said:”It would be surprising. But a transfer window is a transfer window, I said in general that anything is possible. There’s absolutely no point in name-dropping and throwing in a different name every day.”
If the door truly opens up forLiverpoolto sign either Goretzka or Kimmich this summer, they absolutely must to everything to try and pounce.
The former plays primarily as a central midfielder but can also be used as a number 6 or 10, while he ranks among the top 10% of positional peers in Europe’s five main leagues for attributes such as blocks, assists, shots taken and aerial duels won, marking him out as a very well-rounded player (FBref).
Meanwhile, the latter stands out as one of the best distributors of a ball in the business, ranking in the top 1% of midfielders in the continent for passes attempted (86.47) and progressive passes (9.87) per game(FBref).
The duo are paidmore than £600,000 per weekbetween them, which could put pressure on Liverpool’s wage bill, although the imminent departures of Fabinho and HєɴԀerson would free up£320,000in wages each week (FBref).
Even if Klopp only manages to add one ofGoretzka or Kimmich, it’d give the Reds’ midfield a huge added touch of class and be the perfect response to losing two stalwarts of the 56-year-old’s era at Anfield.
