Liverpool can ease Arne Slot headache by finally signing Jurgen Klopp's dream transfer target
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Liverpool's midfield has laboured this season but they could find a solution in the form of a player Jurgen Klopp was eager to bring to AnfieldLiverpool may be wrestling with numerous issues across the pitch this season, but there is one department that demands immediate attention this summer: their midfield. Arne Slot could go a long way towards addressing that concern by landing the club's long-standing target, Real Madrid's Aurelien Tchouameni.The Dutch boss's central axis was ruthlessly exposed by Manchester United during the Red Devils' 3-2 victory at Old Trafford on Sunday.
While Slot's team, driven by Alexis Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai, cruised to the Premier League title last term, this campaign has seen Liverpool's midfield frequently overrun and overpowered.It seems a far cry from the Liverpool witnessed under Jurgen Klopp, equipped with the tireless, grafting attributes of Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum and Fabinho, which would suffocate rivals without allowing them a second to breathe.Yet even with a midfield brimming with creativity and power, Klopp still set his sights on Tchouameni, which is precisely why the 26-year-old must remain a priority for Liverpool this summer. Latest Reds news and more on our dedicated Facebook pageREAD MORE: Liverpool flop Darwin Nunez reaches new transfer agreement after brutal axeREAD MORE: Jurgen Klopp reveals 'changed persepctive' as Liverpool icon prepares for new jobThe midfielder had shone for Monaco throughout the 2021/22 campaign, and it was widely reported at the time that Klopp had even made a personal trip to France in a bid to seal the deal, while also reportedly holding phone conversations with the defensive midfielder.Tchouameni ultimately opted for Madrid over Liverpool in a transfer worth up to £85million and even acknowledged that the Merseyside club had made their move for him."The first club to show interest in me was Liverpool," Tchouameni told Le Parisien in November 2022.
Defensive midfield anchor Wataru Endo is a long-term casualty through injury and is expected to be sold this summer.Ryan Gravenberch, who signed a new long-term contract this season, has also been unable to replicate last year's impact. Yet the arrival of a genuine holding midfielder in Tchouameni could prove transformative for the Dutchman's progression at Anfield.It won't be a straightforward deal for Liverpool to complete.