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‘HE’S ALWAYS READY TO LEARN’ – FORMER TEAMMATE SPEAKS ABOUT LIVERPOOL TARGET MILOS KERKEZ
Paul said:
“I think it’ll be seen as a massive feather in the cap for Richard Hughes behind the scenes, whether he will look to take the lion’s share of the credit, I’m not sure, given the little we know about his personality.
“He seems very much a person who shuns the limelight, shall we say, in a bit of the Michael Edwards mould.
“We know that the agreement was reached last week, wasn’t it?
So, yeah, £100m initial, with a further £16m in add-ons that have been termed to me as ‘aspirational bonuses.’
“I think that basically means that he’ll have to be a considerable success for him to become the British record transfer, but I think that’s exactly what Liverpool want to do.
“I think they’re happy to pay the money if it means that Liverpool have won the Premier League and/or Champions League, and he’s been a starring player in that success.
“I think Liverpool are getting a superstar, really, right on the cusp of taking off into the next level.
“He’s got a huge upside, his best years are ahead of him, and they are going to be at Liverpool now, which is just such an exciting prospect.”
LIVERPOOL LEGEND SAMMY LEE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF PRE-SEASON PLANNING
REDMEN REACTS
With the Premier League title safely wrapped up in April, Arne Slot and the LFC hierarchy have been able to plot out how they will attack the 25/26 season with a rare degree of certainty.
Without wishing to heap any more pressure on the young man’s shoulders, Florian Wirtz could become the main man in a post-Salah and Van Dijk Liverpool side.
If Florian Wirtz’s career can mirror that of De Bruyne’s, even a British record transfer fee will be considered money very well spent.