If Jurgen Klopp signs Leon Goretzka for £63million and Kingsley for £58.5m, he’d be adding two world-class players to his starting XI.
This summer is already an extremely interesting window for the Reds as Ibrahima Konate’s move to Anfield was sealed very early on.
Michael Edwards was in negotiations to sign the French star for months, with talks over a move to Merseyside being put into overdrive when Bayern Munich snatched up Dayot Upamecano.
BUDAPEST – (lr) Myron Boadu of Holland, Ibrahima Konate of France during the UEFA EURO U21 quarter-final match between Netherlands U21 and France U21 at the Bozsik Arena on May 31, 2021 in Budapest, Hungary. (Photo by ANP Sport via Getty Images)
With Liverpool spending £36million to trigger his release clause as well as sanctioning £70,000/week wages on a five-year contract, their attention has shifted.
Georginio Wijnaldum’s move to PSG for free means that Klopp has lost a key player without generating a transfer fee that would be used to replace him.
This puts Liverpool in a tricky position but they could move for another Bayern Munich midfielder in a contract standoff after they signed Thiago last summer.
Goretzka, who was knocked out of the EUROs by England on Tuesday, has just one year left on his contract and he’d be a great option to poach this summer.
MUNICH, GERMANY – JANUARY 25: Leon Goretzka of FC Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring his team’s third goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern Muenchen and FC Schalke 04 at Allianz Arena on January 25, 2020 in Munich, Germany. (Photo by Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Kingsley Coman would be a much more difficult deal to pull off based purely on the fact that he has two years left on his contract.
The Frenchman was also eliminated in the EUROs Round of 16 and so will now have more freedom to sort his future out and he would be a scintillating option for Klopp this summer.
Signing him would mean Klopp could shift Salah into a central role where his finishing would be even more useful but it would also mean the Reds would have a more traditional wide option.
Coman got 8 goals and 15 assists this season and at 25, is set to enter his career’s golden years.
Predicted starting XI: Alisson, Robertson, van Dijk, Konate, Trent, Fabinho, Goretzka, Thiago, Mane, Salah, Coman.
