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Jürgen Klopp should look at Arsenal duo that can save Liverpool millions and fix new issue
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Jurgen Klopp has a potential problem at Liverpool this summer and the club could solve it with a double free transfer attack on Arsenal as two ideal candidates emerge.
There will be many changes to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool squad this summer. When a new era begins at Anfield, the team will be markedly different and Liverpool will be looking to fight their way to the top of the Premier League and European football.
But while Liverpool will be interested in adding reinforcements, it’s also important to remember the rules for potential new arrivals.
Currently, the Premier League only allows 17 non-homegrown players (players who have coached in England for at least three years between the ages of 18 and 21) per team. The rest of a 25-man team must be filled with native places.
Liverpool haven’t had a problem with this rule lately, but this summer the club lost both James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and could lose more like Caoimhín Kelleher and Nathaniel Phillips leaving only Curtis Jones, Andy Robertson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Jordan Henderson and Joe Gomez are considered locals.
This means that there could still be a few vacancies in the squad which could be filled by a local player.
And for Liverpool, there could be an ideal solution at Arsenal, where two local players have expiring contracts.
One of them is Reiss Nelson, who is still negotiating a contract extension with the Gunners, but with his contract expiring in less than a month, Liverpool have a chance to step up and convince him to move to a new one.
territory. Nelson, who can play in multiple positions and is just 23, would be an ideal cover for Liverpool in the squad, similar to Oxlade-Chamberlain’s role in his ability to play wide down the wing.
For Milner’s replacement, the ideal candidate could once again be 25-year-old Ainsley Maitland-Niles on a free transfer from Arsenal, who has already confirmed he will leave the club this summer.
Maitland-Niles is an England international and a player with extensive experience. He has also played for AS Roma in Serie A and Southampton and Arsenal in the Premier League.
Able to fill a variety of roles, from full-back to midfield, in central positions as well as on the flanks, he looks like an ideal candidate for a free transfer. Like Nelson, he qualifies as a local player and this makes him an even more attractive prospect for Liverpool.
Neither Nelson nor Maitland-Niles will be world-class additions, nor will they set the world on fire at Anfield, but with so many of the squad leaving Klopp’s side, he needs more than just first-team reinforcements this summer.
contracts, the duo could be two ideal additions. Not only because of their status as homegrown players, but also because of their profile in terms of age and versatility.
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