Liverpool are considering signing Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunes, according to a Telegraph report (via the Mirror).
The Reds are in dire need of middle of the park reinforcements and their chaotic performance in a 3-1 loss to Brentford tonight has only strengthened the calls for a new midfielder to be signed this month.
Jude Bellingham, who is the club’s main transfer target, is not expected to leave Borussia Dortmund until the summer at the earliest, while another Jurgen Klopp target, Enzo Fernandez, is reportedly close to joining Chelsea.
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Nunes, for his part, only signed for the Molineux outfit in the summer after initially being linked with a move to Merseyside and although Liverpool could reach an agreement with the Portuguese international this month, he would remain in the Midlands until the end of the season as Julen. Lopetegui aims to keep Wolves in the Premier League.
The FA Cup champions came close to signing the dynamic midfielder in the summer, but after a deal fell through, reports suggest the Reds have agreed to review the deal in the future, a move they are now considering.
The 24-year-old could be available for as little as £44m and although he has yet to show what he’s really made of since leaving Sporting Lisbon for the English top flight, Anfield could be the perfect place for him to develop. your game even more. .
Following the recent signing of Cody Gakpo from PSV, we have plenty of options up front, but a lot of our problems arise in midfield.
Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcantara are now on the wrong side of 30, Fabinho doesn’t look like himself and Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner are out of contract at the end of the season.
It will be interesting to see what happens both this month and in the summer because fresh faces are clearly needed.
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