Jurgen Klopp’s influence should never be underestimated, despite the obvious attraction of playing for a club as prestigious as Liverpool, especially since the Reds’ revival under the German manager.
Fabrizio Romano has shared that the Merseysiders are still ‘really pushing’ for the ‘outrageous’ Englishman (as described by Jermaine Jenas during the BBC’s commentary on England’s clash with Iran) amid continued interest expressed by the likes of Manchester City , Chelsea and Real Madrid. .
“PSG appreciate Jude Bellingham, as their president Nasser Al Khelaifi hinted, but they know that now it will be difficult to get into the race,” the Italian told Caught Offside. “Liverpool are really pushing for Bellingham, and Man City, Chelsea and Real Madrid are still in the running.”
As we understand it here at EOTK, the club HAS gained the upper hand on Los Blancos in the transfer race, although it seems the player is excited at the prospect of working with Jurgen Klopp with Christian Falk exclusively informing us: “About £130m It’s the reference point.” . If Bellingham, and we hear that he is very convinced of going to Liverpool, he is convinced of Jurgen Klopp.
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It seems that the ball is in our court and all that remains to be done is to continue to apply the same level of pressure and, more importantly, the necessary funds to get a seat at the negotiating table.
Liverpool’s midfield has certainly been the source of much of our difficulties this season with Fabinho’s slipping form, not to mention injuries to the likes of Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain hardly helping.
We expect our Brazilian to return to his best form after the World Cup break and there are many reasons to be excited about the future of Harvey Elliott and Fabio Carvalho.
Regardless, the reality remains that we need serious investment in our midfield lest we want to see these issues bleed into the next campaign.
#Ep64 from The Empire of the Kop podcast: Christian Falk on Jude Bellingham, transfers… and more!
