A brand new report from a dependable journalist has highlighted what’s going fallacious in Liverpool’s switch division and revealed a really actual instance of the outcomes.
Enzo Fernandez was arguably the standout participant on the pitch as Liverpool drew 1-1 vs. Chelsea on Sunday.
The Argentine World Cup winner value Chelsea over £100 million in January, however Liverpool might have had him final summer time.
Paul Joyce of the Occasions revealed that the Reds have been supplied him for simply £15m.
Sure, that was the sound of my palm hitting my face.
Joyce defined Liverpool “demurred” then “Benfica as an alternative signed the Argentina star and offered him to Chelsea six months later.”
Whereas Liverpool’s central midfield signings this summer time are deemed to have been good, one among whom is his Argentina midfield companion, they’re nonetheless brief.
Lacking out on Fernandez is extra an instance of how the membership has modified in recent times.
Gamers at all times slip by way of the online, however this type of downside is a symptom of Liverpool’s new setup
Joyce continued: “The Liverpool of 2017-2022 are very completely different to the membership of 2022 onwards, not least within the behind-the-scenes modifications which have led to the once-lauded think-tank fragmenting and departing.
“The instability of a 3rd sporting director in simply over a yr — Jörg Schmadtke has arrived after Julian Ward departed 12 months after succeeding Michael Edwards — has coincided with the switch market exploding for the very place they now want probably the most.”
He’s referring to a No. 6 participant in fact, two of whom Liverpool have missed out on in the previous couple of days.
Joyce doesn’t report any new hyperlinks with particular gamers and it’s anybody’s guess who Liverpool will flip to subsequent.
It’s a mess that wants fixing, and quick. There doesn’t seem like a simple manner out, although.
