“In talks for £38.8m package” – Liverpool told how much to pay to sign Marco Palestra this summer

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Marco Palestra’s future in football remains unclear, with the right wing-back having ‘not opened doors’ to a Newcastle move this summer.DOWNLOAD THE OFFICIAL EMPIRE OF THE KOP APP FOR ALL THE LATEST & BREAKING UPDATES – STRAIGHT TO YOUR PHONE! Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustWhile Liverpool have been named alongside the potential suitors for the wingback, it remains to be seen whether or not Andoni Iraola’s men will officially throw their hat into the ring.Liverpool probably won’t try to sign PalestraFor the same reason why Liverpool didn’t try to bite Inter Milan’s hand off for Dumfries at £17.2m, we just can’t see Palestra entering our recruitment team’s thinking.For starters, we’ve already got a pretty competent right wing-back in Jeremie Frimpong, and it’s already inspired a certain amount of confusion within the club in terms of how to best utilise the Dutchman.We don’t tend to play with wingbacks (even if our fullbacks are generally given licence to roam up the flanks).

Or just simply a jack-of-all-trades, horses-for-courses kind of player?Either way, it’s not ideal when your first-choice right-back, Conor Bradley, is out with a long-term injury, and you need a reliable option.Marco Palestra doesn’t necessarily fix that, given he’s also very much considered a wing-back. Now, the Italian has been used as a right-back, but it seems that this shouldn’t be considered his natural position.What do we like about Marco Palestra?Palestra’s qualities, on an opening look, appear heavily weighted towards his offensive contributions, and the numbers do back this up.

Marco Palestra’s stats with Cagliari (per 90) Percentiles 2.04 successful dribbles 96th 2.33 touches in opposition box 79th 0.12 assists 74th 0.2 big chances created 71st 0.79 successful crosses 77th 24.8% successful crosses percentage 52nd * Marco Palestra’s stats on loan with Cagliari in 2025/26 in Serie A (Fotmob)A player who likes to pump forward and fire crosses into the box. Marco Palestra’s defensive stats with Cagliari (per 90) Percentiles 7.24 duels won 92nd 59.6% duels won percentage 89th 0.58 dribbled past 73rd * Marco Palestra’s stats on loan with Cagliari in 2025/26 in Serie A (Fotmob)So, Palestra’s not particularly easy to get past, and yet his dribbled past numbers hold up remarkably well for a player who, presumably, isn’t always part of the last line of defence.