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Bayern Munich want $118m Liverpool transfer ‘target’ as Chelsea warning ignored

Liverpool rivals roundup: Bayern Munich could be close to making a big offer for a Liverpool-linked player, while a Chelsea warning has emerged from a former manager.

With Liverpool’s season now over, all attention is focused on what is expected to be a very busy transfer window.
With new sporting director Jörg Schmadtke at the helm, the Reds will sign a string of signings this summer after a disappointing season on all fronts.

The midfielder will undoubtedly be Jurgen Klopp’s priority and transfer plans already seem to be taking shape. Alexis Mac Allister could be the first new face at Anfield (via 90 Minutes).

It won’t be the only position we aspire to, however, as defensive reinforcements are also needed, while other players could be eliminated following the departures of Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keïta.

But Liverpool won’t be the only club wanting to be busy during the transfer window. Many of the Reds’ rivals will be aiming to make an impression in the transfer market and could even challenge Klopp for some of his goals.

Here, Liverpool.com scans other top teams in the Premier League and across Europe to see news from other clubs.

Bayern Munich is preparing a 118 million dollar offer for Rice

Bayern Munich are set to make a huge offer for Declan Rice this summer, according to the Mirror. There is much speculation surrounding Rice’s future as the transfer window approaches and several reports have linked him with a move to Arsenal.

However, new Bundesliga champions Bayern could put a big wrench in the Gunners’ works. According to the report, Thomas Tuchel’s side are ready to make a $118m (£95m/€110m) bid to land the West Ham star and beat the England international’s rival from the start.

In April, Sky Sports reported that Rice was an option Liverpool were considering, but such a price was certainly out of reach.

Liverpool.com says: It would be a surprise if Rice moved to Munich. All the latest reports on his future seem to indicate that he is ready to join Arsenal.

Rice could have been a welcome addition to Liverpool this summer, although with offers in excess of $100m on the cards, he is unlikely to fit into the plans of several midfield signings. Potter warned Chelsea about star being ‘too expensive’.

Former Chelsea manager Graham Potter warned the club’s board they were “making too many signings” and insisted Enzo Fernández was “too expensive”, according to The Guardian.

Potter was sacked as Chelsea manager after just 31 games, despite the club spending more than $746m (£600m/€695m) on signings under owner Todd Boehly.

The Blues had a disastrous season, finishing 12th in the Premier League, and The Guardian suggests their former manager sought to raise concerns with the club’s board after being left with a bloated squad, including $133m (£107m / €124m) January signing of Fernandez.

Liverpool.com says: If Potter had indeed warned the Chelsea board about the signings they were making, perhaps they should have listened to him.

If Liverpool fans think their season was bad, it was nothing compared to the Blues’ season.

Mauricio Pochettino is now tasked with picking up the pieces of Chelsea’s disastrous season, and Boehly and company may have to listen to what the Argentinian has to say to them this summer.

May 30, 2023
In respect to the transfer links to Liverpool, Bayern Munich Player wants summer departure.

Alexander-Arnold’s change of role was probably the biggest factor in Liverpool’s late-season run for the top four, and although it was a brilliant move by Klopp, there is now a clear need for a versatile defender who can help lateral coverage. England international if this system remains for the new campaign. Enter Pavard.

The defender is entering the prime of his career and with the 27-year-old keen to leave Bayern and Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield, Liverpool could have found his dream defense for the summer if they could. defeated, among others, FC Barcelona in the signing of the French.

💥 News #Pavard: He wants to leave FC Bayern in summer confirmed! And he doesn’t want to extend his contract beyond 2024. Pavard has already informed the club about his decision.

➡️ Barcelona and other top clubs are in! @altobelli13 reported first that he won’t extend.… pic.twitter.com/nsjCnZX3VP

— Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) May 30, 2023

The center-back would be the ideal defensive addition for Jurgen Klopp this summer, especially because Trent Alexander-Arnold is anticipated to take on a more central role in the Reds’ system next season, according to a recent report from Kicker.

As a skilled right-back and center-back, Pavard may make Liverpool eager to recruit the French international this summer. The German team acquired the defender in 2019 for a reputed €35 million (£30 million), so Bayern’s demands may be acceptable.

Liverpool’s ideal defensive acquisition this summer might be Pavard.

The switch in Alexander-Arnold’s role was perhaps the most important factor in Liverpool’s late-season push for the top-four, and while Klopp was brilliant in making the change, there is now a clear need in the team to bring in a versatile defender who can cover the England international if this system is maintained for the upcoming season. Pavard comes on.

The defender is in the prime of his career, and with Pavard likely open to a move to Anfield and the 27-year-old now eager to leave Bayern, Liverpool may have found their ideal defensive signing for the summer if they can outbid clubs like FC Barcelona for the Frenchman’s services.

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After Liverpool’s final game of the season, Jurgen Klopp confesses, “I hated these moments.”

After a 4-4 draw away to Southampton, Jurgen Klopp comments on Liverpool’s season.

A “massive” blow will be dealt to Liverpool next season, according to Jurgen Klopp, who is targeting a significant improvement.

As their Premier League campaign came to a close with a tumultuous 4-4 draw at St Mary’s, the Reds’ destiny in the Europa League was formally decided on Thursday when Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-1.

The Reds manager did little to hide how much of a blow that absence is after the game at Southampton, and given the finances that come with being engaged in Europe’s best league, a lack of Champions League play will unavoidably have an influence on the club’s budget.

However, the Liverpool manager was really pleased with how his team recovered from a challenging first two thirds of the season with an 11-game winning streak that began in early April.

There isn’t much to be learned from this season, but I believe what there is to be learned is that at a club like ours where expectations are so high – and rightfully so – that when things don’t go well, it pretty quickly starts with blaming each other and that didn’t happen yet, especially last week when you could see that our people are more than just with us, Klopp said.

They are still entirely to our rear. That is really cool. The better you act in a crisis, the better you come out of it, and I genuinely believed that was the case for us, so there’s really nothing [new to learn].

“Once more, we are quite unhappy about it. I must also stress that missing out on the Champions League is a huge disappointment for a club like ours. But throughout the course of the following few years, we’ll see how many teams are currently competing for that and putting up a fight to be included when they won’t be.

“That would be simpler, but we still need to complete this task, so we’ll do our best. We must revert to being the team that no one wants to play against us against if we are to develop.

“I believe that some teams were excited to play us in several games this season, and I believe that is the worst thing that can happen to you. I detested these times. However, that is now over, so let’s begin over.

At St. Mary’s, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino before getting goals from James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana just before halftime.

The Saints subsequently took the lead thanks to Sulemana, and after an hour, Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 for them. However, Cody Gakpo and Jota scored two goals in as many minutes to tie the score once more in a fun end-of-season match.

“It was a top start, an outstanding finish,” continued Klopp. in the middle? Pfft. Yeah. Let me begin by saying the most crucial thing: I truly believe Southampton is an exceptional club now.

“I have to admit that it is quite unique when you see the people, after relegation, which is obviously the worst thing that could happen, and the atmosphere is as it is. I really enjoyed that.

“However, once we were up 2-0, you knew that the Southampton players wanted to make amends, and we allowed them to do so. We’ve recently made room for a very skilled offensive unit.

“With the speed they possess and their ability to counterattack, I could name a number of things that we weren’t doing that resulted in their counterattacks and goals.

When the score reached 2-2 and 4-2, we suddenly began acting in the way we had intended to from the beginning. After that, it was more or less fantastic, and we were within striking distance of a fifth or sixth.

May 30, 2023
Liverpool transfer news LIVE: Guimaraes contact, Thuram discussions in progress, Mac Allister latest

Fabio Carvalho is attracting a lot of interest from several clubs ahead of the new transfer window, and seems open to a move despite Liverpool locking up a permanent contract

Liverpool’s busy summer season is starting to heat up, with several names linked to both the arrival and departure of the Reds.
Brighton midfielder and World Cup winner Alexis Mac Allister is said to be closing in on a move to Merseyside, with his father flying in for transfer talks and Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi admitting he expects him to leave

Mason Mount is another player who continues to have his eye on Liverpool, but the first day of the Premier League season has largely been dominated by news of Fabio Carvalho, who is believed to be open to a departure as he is in his first season with the Reds The season did not show much.

Liverpool would be against losing Carvalho on a permanent deal but would approve of a loan move, with the same player seemingly hinting at some bad luck on Monday night.

Like Thuram, Bruno Guimaraes has been suggested as a target for Klopp’s midfield rebuild.
The Brazilian has been thriving since his arrival in the Premier League, helping Newcastle finish in the top four. His performances have also not gone unnoticed and Barcelona are said to be monitoring his situation.

And Goal Brasil claims that Liverpool are also involved and have made contact with the player’s environment. That seems like a long way off, with Guimaraes worth over £80million.

According to reports from France, Liverpool are doing all they can to sign friendly midfielder Khephren Thurham.
L’Equipe suggest via GFFN that the Reds have been in talks for weeks but will face competition from clubs across Europe. Thuram is valued at around £50million but recently revealed he would like to stay at the Ligue 1 club.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has paid tribute to the “unique” Liverpool fans who have supported him through thick and thin.

England star Oxlade-Chamberlain suffered a long-term knee injury in April 2018 but has revealed it was Liverpool fans from all over the world who helped him.

Liverpool midfielder Leighton Clarkson looks set to leave the Reds this summer, even if he faces a difficult choice of where to go.

The 21-year-old has impressed on loan at Aberdeen in Scotland, but Reading – recently relegated to League One – also love him.

Clarkson will be Liverpool’s sixth confirmed departure this summer, following Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arthur Melo. Former Liverpool striker Roberto Firmino is a transfer target for Real Madrid this summer as a free agent.

Firmino has decided not to renew his contract with the Reds and will leave Anfield after the end of this season.

The 31-year-old is in talks over a new contract with the club but won’t extend his stay and will instead face a new challenge. Several clubs are interested in signing him as he is available as a free agent.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has been part of a winning machine for six years – and now the Liverpool midfielder is ready for a new challenge but hasn’t lost his ambition to win more trophies.

Oxlade-Chamberlain is just 29 and is fit, energetic and his enthusiasm is more contagious than ever after spending the time of his life at Anfield.

A free agent this summer, the England international is open to offers and possesses what is rare in football: exceptional skills and a big personality for any dressing room.‌

Fabio Carvalho was reportedly the subject of a ‘mysterious’ offer from a club who qualified for the Champions League on Monday, but now that mystery seems to have been solved.

The Times report that it was Bundesliga club RB Leipzig who inquired about Carvalho, but the Reds are currently unwilling to sell him permanently.

Liverpool have appointed German veteran Jörg Schmadtke as the club’s sporting director on a short-term contract.

The 59-year-old replaces Julian Ward in the post and will take up his new duties on Thursday, subject to completing work permit formalities.

Schmadtke has held a similar position at Wolfsburg for the past four years and has extensive experience in the transfer market across Europe.

Liverpool are closing in on a deal for Alexis Mac Allister, with recent reports from Argentina suggesting a move could materialize next week.

Mac Allister effectively bid farewell to Brighton on Sunday, with boss Roberto De Zerbi admitting he expects to leave.
Reports from Mac Allister’s home country say a deal could be ‘imminent’ with Liverpool even reserving Sadio Mane’s old No 10 shirt for him.

Goalkeeper Adrian is set to sign a new one-year contract to stay at Liverpool for a fifth season.
The Spanish centre-back has made 26 appearances for the Reds since joining from West Ham in 2019, including 11 in the Premier League-winning 2019/20 season.

Now third choice following the emergence of Caoimhin Kelleher, the 36-year-old is known as a popular figure within the squad and a player whose presence Jurgen Klopp holds in high regard.

Adrian’s only appearance of the 2022/23 season came in a Community Shield win against Manchester City in July.
Fabio Carvalho is a name that dominates Liverpool’s transfer news at the top of the window, and he appeared to showcase his frustrations with the Reds on Instagram on Monday night.

The 20-year-old has made just four appearances in 2023 and his comments on an Instagram post have many Reds fans talking.

After posting photos of himself as a model, he responded to a post calling him “the next top model” with the words “all I’m doing now” before replying “soon” when Manchester United’s Anthony Elanga suggested he would be soon “back home”. could be.

Liverpool are looking to capitalize on the uncertainty surrounding Jules Kounde at Barcelona as he considers leaving Camp Nou.

The Reds are set to have a busy summer transfer window after finishing fifth in the Premier League. The midfielder needs big investments as a number of players have already left.

Another department head, Jurgen Klopp, is also keen to strengthen the defense and Barcelona star Kounde is a possible option. According to reports from Spain, he was planning to leave Camp Nou this summer after constantly being played in the wrong position. He has since attempted to refute those rumors with a post on social media.

Brighton midfielder Alexis Mac Allister remains the player most closely associated with a move to Anfield, and reports in his native Argentina even suggest he has already decided on a shirt number.

Mac Allister looked emotional after playing what looked to be his last game for Brighton on Sunday. Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi has said he now expects him to leave.

Argentinian publication Ole have shared their latest information on the move, saying Liverpool “appear to be on track to give the world champion midfielder the number 10 shirt this summer”.
Mac Allister wears number 10 for Brighton, despite the shirt having been unoccupied at Liverpool since Sadio Mane’s departure last summer.

Young midfielder Leighton Clarkson appears to be leaving the Reds for good after impressing on loan at Aberdeen this season, but he faces a tough decision over where to go.

While the Dons have an agreement to sign Clarkson on a permanent basis and are keen to move forward with the move, the Daily Record reports that recently relegated Reading FC are also in the hunt for the 21-year-old.

According to the Liverpool Echo, Liverpool do not want to lose Fabio Carvalho on a permanent deal this summer.

The Reds have received a number of requests for the 20-year-old, who has seen extremely limited opportunities in the second half of this season having started only once since Christmas.

Several Premier League teams are known to be looking to loan out Carvalho for next season, while at least one foreign side have reportedly made a permanent offer.

Jurgen Klopp had admitted Carvalho could be loaned out, but Liverpool will likely assess his options and other signings before making a decision.
Klopp recently said: “I think there could be a possibility that Fabio could be loaned out, but the fact is that it wasn’t Fabio’s best year of his career, of course, but it could have been his most.

important.” “No player has impressed me as much as Fabio, that’s the truth.”
“This talented kid came here with big dreams and big expectations and it didn’t work out – it was okay at the start but it didn’t work out in the end.” But his work ethic will allow him to have a fantastic career as he trained and got nothing.

Virgil van Dijk says Liverpool won’t look back with emotion this season but are ready to bounce back in the new season – hopefully with some signings.
Taking to Instagram, the soon-to-be-appointed Reds vice-captain wrote:

Liverpool are reportedly interested in Barcelona defender Jules Kounde.
Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has said defense is an area he is looking to strengthen this summer and Kounde fits into the picture as a player who can play both at centre-back and at right-back, changing when Trent Alexander-Arnold makes his Post guess post hybrid.

Kounde only joined Barca from Sevilla last summer after being previously linked with Chelsea and the La Liga champions, who are keen to cut wage costs, could accept an offer of around £50m after the having sold for a committed £46m.

As well as the novelties, the starts at Anfield Road this summer should also be just as exciting.

One man who could leave is Fabio Carvalho. Liverpool are reportedly ready to approve a permanent departure for the youngster after just one season on Merseyside.

Carvalho made numerous appearances for the Reds at the start of the season, scoring in the 9-0 win over Bounemouth and then netting the last-minute winner against Newcastle.

He also scored in the 3-2 League Cup loss to Manchester City in the post-World Cup second leg but has made just four appearances for the Reds in 2023. Alexis Mac Allister is currently the closest name to a move to Liverpool FC. The world champion shows emotion after what will likely be his last game for Brighton on Sunday.

The 24-year-old was in tears at the end of Brighton’s 2-1 loss to Aston Villa and Seagulls boss Roberto De Zerbi has said he and Moises Caicedo – another Liverpool target – will leave this summer.

May 30, 2023
Luis Diaz injuries are revealed as two Liverpool players leave the team

How Jurgen Klopp’s players rated this season using the numbers we gave them for each of Liverpool’s 52 games

However you choose to dress them, the truth is inevitable: Liverpool have had a very, very disappointing season.
Of course, there is the small consolation of fifth place and Europa League qualification that appeared after the Reds earlier this year.

But the fact that Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to finish in the top four for the first time in seven years, meekly giving up the FA Cup and League before embarrassingly slipping out of the Champions League in the round of 16, underscores just how much they have been a disappointing campaign. was
The reasons are well documented.

And the history of the term can be seen in the performances of the players, with ECHO rating Liverpool in their 52 games played in all competitions this season, placing them at 10 for every appearance they have played at least 15 minutes.

Here we then rate the campaign of each player who has made 20 appearances, using their average ratings as a guideline. They are not a particularly good read.

There is one player who shone quite a distance for Liverpool amidst all the darkness. Alisson Becker (6.91) was a consistent star throughout the season, only registering below six times during his 47 scoring appearances.

Mohamed Salah (6.82) is the only other Reds man to reach the goalkeeper from close range, reflecting a season in which, while not his best, he still scored 30 goals and contributed 16 assists, setting a large number of records of the club.

The best of the rest

Ibrahima Konate (6.58) and Virgil van Dijk (6.54) are firmly ensconced as first-choice centre-backs, with the former quite solid and the latter finding rich form in recent weeks.

Diogo Jota’s high placing (6.52) underscores what Liverpool have lacked in attack as the Portuguese was out twice through injury, while Andy Robertson (6.48) remained stable on the left side of defence.

Harvey Elliott (6.45) deserves credit for his consistent performance during darker days, and Cody Gakpo (6.44) overcame a slow start to his Anfield career to finish the season as the most likely to lead striker in the new season.

James Milner (6.42) may have been limited to couch cameo appearances since the new year, but he’s largely got the job done.

Below their best

Darwin Nunez (6.38), another big stalwart, made a decent contribution before Christmas but then recorded just one more cap than 7, scoring twice in a 7-0 win over Manchester United. Trent Alexander-Arnold (6.37) has had periods of real trouble but the switch to the reverse right-back role in recent months has improved his average rating considerably.

Roberto Firmino (6.35) and Thiago Alcantara (6.33) were in good form at times but were hampered by minor injuries.

Meanwhile, Fabinho (6.13) was on course for a particularly dismal season – his substitutes doing little to help – until an in-form rebound saw Liverpool end on a streak of 11 matches unbeaten.
Gotta do better

Joe Gomez (6.08) signed a new contract last summer and established himself as a regular before a surprise Champions League appearance at Napoli tarnished confidence. There was something of a revival in the new year, until another poor result was Wolves’ grueling defeat. Joel Matip (6.05) was another central defender who struggled that afternoon, with his post-Christmas form deeply disappointing.

Jordan Henderson (6.00) has rarely been 100% this season and apart from some notable performances hasn’t been able to influence games as much as he has in recent years, being passed in midfield

At the edges

There were a number of players who didn’t have enough to be included in the overall standings. Luis Diaz (6.84) narrowly missed the cut with 19 appearances and, like Jota, showed what Liverpool had been without for so long.

Teenage midfielder Stefan Bajcetic (6.77) was the breakout star before injury ended his season, while Curtis Jones (6.33) has been impressive in recent weeks after a frustrating campaign on the sidelines.

Fabio Carvalho (6.15) has barely caught a glimpse after Christmas, while Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (6.00) has had a brief burst of activity into the new year. However, Naby Keita’s performance (5.45) perhaps illustrates why he left the team after not playing since February.

May 30, 2023
After Liverpool’s final game of the season, Jurgen Klopp confesses, “I hated these moments.”

After a 4-4 draw away to Southampton, Jurgen Klopp comments on Liverpool’s season.

A “massive” blow will be dealt to Liverpool next season, according to Jurgen Klopp, who is targeting a significant improvement.

As their Premier League campaign came to a close with a tumultuous 4-4 draw at St Mary’s, the Reds’ destiny in the Europa League was formally decided on Thursday when Manchester United defeated Chelsea 4-1.

The Reds manager did little to hide how much of a blow that absence is after the game at Southampton, and given the finances that come with being engaged in Europe’s best league, a lack of Champions League play will unavoidably have an influence on the club’s budget.

However, the Liverpool manager was really pleased with how his team recovered from a challenging first two thirds of the season with an 11-game winning streak that began in early April.

There isn’t much to be learned from this season, but I believe what there is to be learned is that at a club like ours where expectations are so high – and rightfully so – that when things don’t go well, it pretty quickly starts with blaming each other and that didn’t happen yet, especially last week when you could see that our people are more than just with us, Klopp said.

They are still entirely to our rear. That is really cool. The better you act in a crisis, the better you come out of it, and I genuinely believed that was the case for us, so there’s really nothing [new to learn].

“Once more, we are quite unhappy about it. I must also stress that missing out on the Champions League is a huge disappointment for a club like ours. But throughout the course of the following few years, we’ll see how many teams are currently competing for that and putting up a fight to be included when they won’t be.

“That would be simpler, but we still need to complete this task, so we’ll do our best. We must revert to being the team that no one wants to play against us against if we are to develop.

“I believe that some teams were excited to play us in several games this season, and I believe that is the worst thing that can happen to you. I detested these times. However, that is now over, so let’s begin over.

At St. Mary’s, Liverpool took a 2-0 lead thanks to goals from Diogo Jota and Roberto Firmino before getting goals from James Ward-Prowse and Kamaldeen Sulemana just before halftime.

The Saints subsequently took the lead thanks to Sulemana, and after an hour, Adam Armstrong made it 4-2 for them. However, Cody Gakpo and Jota scored two goals in as many minutes to tie the score once more in a fun end-of-season match.

“It was a top start, an outstanding finish,” continued Klopp. in the middle? Pfft. Yeah. Let me begin by saying the most crucial thing: I truly believe Southampton is an exceptional club now.

“I have to admit that it is quite unique when you see the people, after relegation, which is obviously the worst thing that could happen, and the atmosphere is as it is. I really enjoyed that.

“However, once we were up 2-0, you knew that the Southampton players wanted to make amends, and we allowed them to do so. We’ve recently made room for a very skilled offensive unit.

“With the speed they possess and their ability to counterattack, I could name a number of things that we weren’t doing that resulted in their counterattacks and goals.

When the score reached 2-2 and 4-2, we suddenly began acting in the way we had intended to from the beginning. After that, it was more or less fantastic, and we were within striking distance of a fifth or sixth.

May 29, 2023
Despite Jürgen Klopp’s admission about transfers, Liverpool possesses “exceptional” talent that has yet to be unlocked.

Liverpool must make a choice about Fábio Carvalho’s future, but it is not as easy as it seems. Jürgen Klopp has many good reasons to keep him.

When Fábio Carvalho came to Anfield as Fulham’s outstanding player in the Championship last season, it was hardly the year he would have been dreaming of.

In retrospect, a one-year loan with his old team might have been the best option. Carvalho has not played in many games for Liverpool, but under Marco Silva, he would have seen plenty of action for a squad that, up until Aleksandar Mitrovi’s lengthy suspension, was cruising in the Premier League and finished in the top half.

Carvalho, who is attracting interest from other teams and could leave this summer in search of more playing time, was mentioned by Jürgen Klopp during his final press conference of the season. Given that it has only been a year since his much-publicized move from Craven Cottage, it is not shocking that he is weighing his options.

Carvalho simply hasn’t played as much as he would have liked, but there are a few things worth pointing out.

To begin with, Liverpool should simply permit a loan period. Despite not playing much this season, Carvalho still has a lot of skill. There is a good reason why the Reds were so eager to sign him, and there are many other players who have had to adjust over time.

Any concept of permanently selling him would be a folly, not least because a year-long loan would increase his worth; only a short exit would make financial sense. It would be foolish to cash in while his stock is down.

However, there is a case to be made for Carvalho to continue working for another year first. If his place in the lineup does not change throughout the first half of the following season, he might even elect to leave on a loan in January.

“Fábio, for the situation in which he is now, in training on an absolutely super level and not being involved, how he deals with it, I have to say, that’s kind of a role model,” Klopp said last month.

He may not be content with the circumstances, but he never gives up. It’s incredible. Although the character he displays here is remarkable, I don’t believe it was his strongest skill before he came to this place because he was and is a super-super talent.

However, those possibilities might still materialize. He was undoubtedly acquired with replacement squad possibilities like Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keta in mind.

His skill set is ideal for the more aggressive number eight positions, and as Curtis Jones has demonstrated over the past few weeks, when the squad is positioned to play to your strengths, things can change very fast.

Next year, Liverpool will also participate in the Europa League. Carvalho had opportunities during the current Champions League group stage, and he would undoubtedly get more of a look-in against inferior competition.

The Reds will also hope that they do not receive early-round domestic cup draws against Manchester City or Brighton. Carvalho participated in the game for 45 minutes against the first opponent but was not selected for the second opponent.

If he had more good fortune, he might end up being similar to Takumi Minamino, a player who was instrumental in helping his team win the domestic double. Carvalho and Minamino differ in that the former is still young enough that a season like that would be the platform he needs to advance rather than the platform for an exit.

It makes sense that Carvalho could be thinking about his role at Liverpool, but hasty judgment should be avoided. The 20-year-old has plenty of talent and time on his side to pull it off.

May 29, 2023