Jamie Carragher has told ViaSport he wants both Timo Werner and Jadon Sancho at Liverpool next summer.
What did he say?
The former Reds centre-back was talking on Wednesday, the day after the Anfield outfit’s 1-0 loss against Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano.
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Speaking about Liverpool’s attacking options, he said: “Things can change very quickly.
“If you look at Tuesday night (against Atletico Madrid), the big problem for Liverpool is when one of those front three are not playing.
“Sadio Mane had to come off and the player they bring on in is Divock Origi, who is a Liverpool legend because of what happened last year at the Wanda Metropolitano, but it’s not quite good enough for the best team in the world to be bringing that quality on.
“Liverpool do need a top attacking player to come in the summer. Sancho or Werner? I’ll take both.”
Unlikely
There has been a lot of talk about potential moves for Jadon Sancho and Timo Werner during the past few weeks and months, and understandably so. The two are amongst some of the best young players on the planet right now – in 31 matches for Borussia Dortmund this season, the former has a huge 16 goals and 17 assists, whilst Werner has 26 and 10 respectively for RB Leipzig in 32 matches.
However, whether they will be able to get their hands on both seems a big ask. The two will set Liverpool back in big fees should they make the switch to Merseyside – BVB are expected to demand at least £100m for the 19-year-old winger, whilst the Germany international has a €58m (£48.5m) release clause at Leipzig (which must be activated by April). That may not be in the same stratosphere as the former, but it is still a considerable amount of money.
Are Liverpool really going to pay such fees for what would likely be back-up options for Jurgen Klopp? After all, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah have been in terrific form so far this campaign – they have 44 goals and 32 assists between them this season – and have helped Liverpool stretch out a 22-point lead at the top of the Premier League. No matter how good those other two are, they would have their work cut out displacing any of that trio – it would be a lot of money to pay for potential benchwarmers.
One may very well be likely, but it would be surprising to see both in the liver bird next season. Carragher may be getting a little bit ahead of himself here.
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