Jurgen Klopp’s team is presently fifth in the Premier League table with 10 points after four games. The German coach will be looking to continue his team’s strong start.
Inks a new deal The Reds may debut Ryan Gravenberch, a Dutch player who was signed on the final day of the summer transfer window from Bayern Munich.
Although Klopp has already added Waturo Endo, Alexis Mac Allister, and Dominik Szoboszlai to his roster this summer, the ex-Mainz manager is eager to recruit more players.
Sport reports that the Merseyside club is keeping tabs on Nico Williams, a winger for Athletic Bilbao. Williams has been linked to the Reds by The Liverpool Echo.
The Reds reportedly contacted the Spanish club about signing the 21-year-old, according to the report.
Williams joined the Athletic youth program from Spanish rivals Osasuna in the 2020/21 season and has since appeared in 89 games for the club in all competitions.The versatile Spaniard has scored 12 goals and set up 11 more for his current club.
Williams has also gotten off to a great start this year, helping Athletic to a perfect 4-0 start in La Liga thanks to his four assists in as many games.
He has played 10 times at the senior level for Spain and has scored twice.
Williams’s future is uncertain since his current contract is slated to end next summer and he is rumored to have a release clause of roughly £42 million.
Liverpool to block Thiago Alcantara exit to Turkey
It is unlikely that Thiago Alcantara will leave Liverpool in the next few days.
After an ιnjury-plagued first year on Merseyside with Jurgen Klopp’s side, the former Barcelona star has been linked with a move away from Anfield.
Despite the fact that the veteran midfielder has been struggling with his fitness since August, Klopp has made it clear that he wants to keep him on the team.Alcantara’s future was already uncertain after he turned down a move to the Saudi Pro League at the beginning of September, when rumors began to circulate about a possible transfer to Turkey.
Liverpool will not be involved in any further transactions after the September 15 deadline for the Turkish Suρer Lig, one of the last transfer windows to close in European sport.
Football Insider claims that Liverpool turned down the option to buy out Alcantara’s contract and allow for a free transfer, and Alcantara’s agent Alex Boesch has confirmed these rumors to be false.