Liverpool are reportedly coming again for Sporting CP midfielder Matheus Nunes, after earlier registering their curiosity.
Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha report that the Reds may lastly land Nunes this summer time. Sporting have to promote this summer time to stability their books, and Nunes could possibly be subsequent on their ‘outgoers listing’.
Nunes is valued at £42 million by Sporting, an quantity Liverpool are unwilling to pay. Klopp’s facet has already spent virtually £80 million this summer time in buying the likes of Darwin Nunez, Calvin Ramsay and Fabio Carvalho.
However Liverpool are prepared to barter a deal at a cheaper price for the highly-rate 23-year-old midfielder. Liverpool are low on choices of their midfield and their house owners FSG really feel Nunes could possibly be an necessary addition to the facet.
Matheus Nunes seen as Naby Keita alternative
Whereas Liverpool do want reinforcements within the midfield, Matheus Nunes can also be touted as their improve on Naby Keita. The Guinea worldwide has did not make a mark since transferring from Leipzig in 2018.
Because of this, experiences have been rife since final summer time that Liverpool might promote Keita to money in on the midfielder. Furthermore, with only a 12 months left on his present deal, no talks of extension have been heard but.
The Reds are planning to interchange Keita, who has been damage susceptible in his 4 seasons with Nunes. The Portuguese could possibly be a direct alternative of Keita since each function as central midfielders.
Additional on, Nunes will not be far behind to Keita in objective contributions for his or her respective golf equipment. In his 99 appearances thus far for Sporting Nunes has 7 objectives and eight assists to indicate, whereas Keita in his 116 video games for Liverpool has 11 objectives and seven assists.
Nonetheless, the Sporting midfielder outranks Keita in particular person numbers from final season. Nunes managed extra dribbles (81), possibilities created (24), tackles (42) and photographs on track (9) than Keita.
Nunes’ longevity is one other essential side as he began Sporting’s 31 of 34 league video games final season, to Keita’s 14. Definitely, the Liverpool prime brass would assume twice earlier than retaining Keita and passing the possibility to signal Nunes.
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