Eduardo Camavinga would drastically improve Liverpool's midfield in a way supporters might not expect - opinion

Below is a summary of the full article. Click here for the full version from Rousing the Kop or go back to LFC Live.

But how exactly would he fit into Liverpool‘s midfield under the Dutchman? Looking back over recent seasons, the last time Camavinga played more than 2,000 minutes in La Liga was 2022/23, when he averaged 2.16 successful tackles per 90, easily beating Gravenberch’s tally of 0.99 from his Premier League Young Player of the Year win in 2024/25.Put in a wider Premier League context, Camavinga clears Moises Caicedo – generally considered one of the best No.

In short, he’s an elite ball winner. Diomande, Doue, Williams and Barcola have been named as potential options…Credit: Boris Streubel/Maciej Rogowski/Eurasia Sport Images/David Ramos/Jean Catuffe/Getty Images Ability to mix it up in passing rangeAs well as being exceptionally useful out of possession, Camavinga is also predictably good while on the ball as well.Using Gravenberch as a guide once again, the former Rennes man clears him in accurate passes per 90 minutes, accurate long balls per 90 and successful dribbles per 90 this season as well.Camavinga also betters Liverpool’s two other regular starting midfielders – Mac Allister and Szoboszlai – in each category, and looking back across the past three seasons, he can only be beaten by Szoboszlai in long passing twice (23/24 + 24/25), Mac Allister in the same metric once (23/24) and by Gravenberch for dribbles per 90 in 23/24.Excellent on the ball while also being robust in tackles and an adept screener of the defence when needed, Camavinga is exactly the kind of midfielder Liverpool have been missing.Who would Camavinga replace?When it comes to quality, there is little question that Liverpool should be looking at Camavinga if he is indeed available this summer.

The only real red flag is the France international’s injury history, which has seen him miss 54 matches across the past five seasons.Nevertheless, if he was added to Liverpool’s crop of outstanding, yet underperforming, midfielders, that occasional lack of availability would not be a huge issue.For many supporters, Mac Allister is the player who is most at risk of being replaced at Liverpool this summer, however Camavinga would likely come in as a replacement for Gravenberch.Photo by Stu Forster/Getty ImagesREAD MORE: Liverpool on alert as Murillo’s Nottingham Forest exit slides towards inevitabilityHaving just signed a new long-term deal with the Reds, the Dutchman is going nowhere this summer, though, and Camavinga’s arrival would instead likely see him move back to a more natural No. 8 role.The pair arguably complement each other perfectly as a duo, and it would not be a surprise if Slot’s plan was to have a Camavinga/Gravenberch double pivot.In that sense, Mac Allister may be the one to miss out, but it feels more probable that Camavinga would arrive to take Curtis Jones’ spot in the Liverpool squad.