Liverpool could land star with ‘Mane at Saints vibes’

Liverpool they were a day late and a dollar short Premier League last season, and looking back, great Jurgen KloppThe decision to withdraw seems to have been the right one.

Arne Slott is thriving at the helm, raising a talented group of players and pushing them towards challenging for the Premier League title and perhaps a try Champions League trophy too.

FSG they have a reputation for being overly cautious in the transfer market, something that has been reflected in Federico Chiesa being the only addition to Sloto’s project so far (he’s had injuries and started just one game).

But January. Ah, January. It’s a month for action, as far as Anfield bosses are concerned.

Liverpool’s best January signings

In recent years, Liverpool have taken advantage of several winter opportunities to strengthen the front line, by bringing in Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo in successive January windows. Both of them have been mainstays for Sloto’s team this season.

However, you will find much further £23m deal to sign Ajax’s Luis Suarez it was completed on deadline day in January 2011. The Uruguayan may not have won any silverware, but he is the iconic Redman, one of the best.

Of course, no acquisition from January can confidently claim that it was better, more transformative than Virgil van Dijk. Liverpool’s all-powerful captain left Southampton for Merseyside in a £75m deal midway through the 2017/18 campaign, proving the catalyst for magnificent success.

One of the best defenders of his generation, the Dutch titan still plays for title-chasing Liverpool and is arguably one of their most famous players.

Now, Liverpool are eyeing another exciting winter signing in Napoli Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Liverpool’s perfect alternative to Kvaratskhelia

Paris Saint-Germain are keen to complete a deal for the in-demand Serie A winger this month, but a number of sources – including The Athletic – report that Liverpool are closely monitoring the situation and could try to seize the job.

Not to be pragmatic, but PSG are controls the race as things stand, and in any case, Liverpool might be better off launching a bid for the Premier League star instead.

Really, according to Sky Sports this monthLiverpool followed Brentford Bryan Mbeumo and they might be tempted to make a deal, though the Bees would do it you are looking for at least £50 million for their valued forward.

Sky Germany recently revealed that Arsenal were shortlisted for the French striker and Newcastle United were and famous fans. If Liverpool have the funds to spend on such a player, why not act now?

Why Liverpool should sign Bryan Mbeum

Mbeumo has gone from strength to strength under Thomas Frank this season, scoring 13 Premier League goals – bettered only by Mohamed Salah and Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

Kvaratskhelia is the bigger name, sure, but Liverpool’s shrewdness could pay off if they move for Mbeuma. Analyst Ben Mattinson actually said hello the French ace broadcast “Mane at Southampton vibes,” practically begging for a high-profile suitor to come in and put him in a more prominent position.

The 25-year-old has his best years ahead of him, just like Mane at Liverpool he took him from Saints for a fee of £34 million in June 2016, when he was 24 years old.

Mane scored 120 goals and added another 42 assists in 269 appearances for the Anfield side, winning the entire table and being described as a “machine” in the final third by Jurgen Klopp.

Mostly playing on the left, the Senegalese superstar’s positional flexibility has been one of his main strengths throughout a storied and successful career, something Mbeumo could emulate as his belated natural successor.

Mbeumo could further emulate current player Al Nassr by coming from a ‘smaller’ Premier League club and becoming one of Europe’s superstars, very much in line with how FSG like to operate in the transfer market.

Moreover, Slot has shown that he is inclined to change his attackers, and Luis Diaz in particular plays regularly and with great success at number nine. It’s something Jurgen Klopp did with Mane, and Slot could now follow suit.

Mbeumo has the attributes to suit the forward department and boasts an impressive record as Frank moves into the number nine spot. Let’s not forget that Ivan Toney left last summer and took all his power with him, but it was barely felt with Mbeuma and Yoane Wissa combining emphatically.

According to FBrefthe £45k a week is in the top 5% of positional colleagues in the Premier League this season for goals scored (0.65) and in the top 13% for assists (4.92) at 90.

He is athletically built and balanced in the execution of his attacking qualities, with positional flexibility and, of course, an innate goal-scoring ability, perhaps giving the claim that he has Mane-esque talents some substance.

Liverpool are on the lookout for a new striker, and Kvaratskhelia is a name currently circulating. However, Mbeumo could be the better choice, with the skills and style to make him Sloto’s own version of Mane.