Liverpool are “interested” in Jamal Musiala

Liverpool are already gearing up for a busy switch window subsequent summer season as it’s clear the staff wants a refresh after a poor begin within the Premier League, and a dependable supply has revealed a brand new goal that has caught Jurgen Klopp’s eye.

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In line with Sky Sports activities journalist Florian Plettenberg, Liverpool are keen on Bayern Munich’s Jamal Musiala however it received’t be simple to signal him.

Plettenberg tweeted:

“Information #Musiala: Primarily based on experiences from UK: Sure, #LFC is keen on Musiala. Like every other high membership on the planet. However a switch isn’t any matter at this stage. He doesn’t wish to go away Bayern and he’s not on the market as talked about by Salihamidzic at Sky. @SkySportDE.”

Jude Bellingham different

It’s no secret that Liverpool and Klopp are large admirers of Jude Bellingham and the membership are reportedly the frontrunner to signal the Borussia Dortmund wonderkid subsequent summer season. Nevertheless, they’re joined in a race filled with elite European golf equipment that every one need a slice of the midfielder’s expertise.

Manchester United, Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid and Chelsea are all named as events within the chase to safe Bellingham’s subsequent summer season and with the worth tag set round £131.6m, it might be the deepest FSG has ever reached into their pockets to signal a participant.

Virgil van Dijk stays Liverpool’s file switch at £75m which is loads cheaper than the worth reported for the England worldwide, nonetheless, if Liverpool wish to compete with giants like Man Metropolis within the Premier League and Actual Madrid within the Champions League, giant reinvestment is important in at present’s market.

Because of the nature of the rivals vying for Bellingham’s signature, signing Musiala instead wouldn’t be the worst thought for Liverpool as he’s one other proficient teen who may supply Liverpool stability and star high quality within the centre of the pitch for years to come back. That mentioned, he wouldn’t come low cost both with CIES valuing the teen at a whopping £122m.

In line with FBRef, the 19-year-old’s closest comparable participant is certainly Bellingham and it’s not onerous to see why when you think about his output for the Bundesliga champions.

In simply seven league appearances this season, Musiala has scored 5 objectives, delivered three assists and created three massive possibilities. He has additionally made 1.9 tackles a match and is profitable 5.9 duels per recreation, proving that he’s a flexible midfielder who is a big affect within the coronary heart of his staff.

Not solely that however the £83k-per-week teen who was hailed “exceptional” by Bayern CEO Oliver Kahn, ranks within the high 1% of his positional friends throughout the highest 5 European leagues for dribbles accomplished, touches, pictures on purpose and progressive passes obtained, whereas rating within the high 2% for shot creating actions and assists.

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Comparatively, Bellingham ranks within the top 4% for dribbles accomplished, the perfect 7% for whole pictures and the highest 14% for shot-creating actions.

It might be extremely tough to persuade Bayern Munich to half with the most important rising star at their membership proper now, nonetheless, it’s proof that Liverpool aren’t keen to only put all their eggs in a single basket on Bellingham, and are exhibiting ambition to signal midfielders who could make an instantaneous affect at Anfield.