Renato Sanches Emerges On Liverpool’s Radar As Plausible Georginio Wijnaldum Replacement: Liverpool turn to fresh options as Wijnaldum’s contract extension talks hit a rut
Looking set to depart Liverpool prior to the onset of the 2020-21 season, Georginio Wijnaldum has over the course of the last months emerged as one of the most pivotal wheels of Klopp’s juggernaut.
With a move to Barcelona failing to materialise, Wijnaldum had remained at the Premier League side with his importance growing colossally this season. With injuries reeling the club, Wijnaldum’s fitness levels saw him take centrestage in midfield for the club with his performances bringing semblance at a period of chaos.
His unnerving and unwavering commitment to the club has since prompted the side to offer him an extension. However, despite Klopp publicly sparingly highly about the 30 year old, things remain up in the air when it comes to Wijnaldum’s future at Liverpool.
“I would be happy if he would stay here,” Klopp said ahead of Liverpool’s 1-1 draw with Brighton last month. “I am pretty happy with Gini. You can see that when you see most of the line-ups! He always played good, that’s why he played so many games. And he has played plenty of positions, different positions.”
Renato Sanches Emerges On Liverpool’s Radar
With a January transfer still very much on the cards as Liverpool look to veer clear off losing him for free come summer of 2021 when his deal at the club runs down, the club is slowly staring to turn its attention elsewhere. A slew of names are being considered to replace the Netherlands midfielder as Liverpool strive to bolster their ranks.
The pile has seen the name of Lille’s Renato Sanches be added to with it Le10Sport from France claiming that Liverpool were seriously contemplating a move for the player. The club was also linked to his transfer back in 2017 as Bayern Munich looked to bundle him out of their setup with nothing transpiring at that time.
Sanches whose endured a mixed career has never really managed to take off despite showing his expertise in sparks. It saw him finally depart the Bundesliga with Lille acquiring the player’s services on an 18 million pound permanent transfer.
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