Liverpool can now complete free transfer after Jurgen Klopp seal of approval
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Jurgen Klopp has already approved a Liverpool transfer. (Image: Getty Images)Liverpool could land Jadon Sancho on a free transfer this summer - six years after Jurgen Klopp suggested the Manchester United disappointment would be well-suited to the Merseyside club.
Sancho's career trajectory might have been markedly different had Klopp got his way back in 2020 before his switch to United. Get Liverpool FC news, fixtures, results and transfer gossip plus selected offers and competitions Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.
Read our Privacy PolicyThe former England international was touted for a move to the Premier League during his penultimate campaign at Dortmund, while German outlet Kicker claimed he preferred a switch to Anfield.Having just been crowned Premier League champions for the first time, Klopp was questioned about Liverpool's prospects of signing the then-highly sought-after prospect.He told German newspaper Bild: "The red shirt [of Liverpool] would suit very well. He [Sancho] is a very interesting player."If he's coming to Liverpool I would be the most surprised of all of us."Twelve months later, Sancho signed for United in a £73million transaction, arriving at the club alongside the returning Cristiano Ronaldo and Raphael Varane.Jadon Sancho is leaving Old Trafford after five years on the books (Image: Getty)Sancho's impending free agent status makes him available to any interested club, though with his career losing momentum in recent years, the appeal of securing his signature has considerably diminished.While a switch to Liverpool appears unlikely given his unsuitability to Andoni Iraola's high-intensity playing style, the Reds remain in need of reinforcements in attack.With Mohamed Salah having departed Anfield, Hugo Ekitike's injury set to sideline him for the opening half of the campaign, and Federico Chiesa's future hanging in the balance, Liverpool supporters could be braced for a significant overhaul of their attacking options.Finding a worthy replacement for Salah will be a near-impossible challenge, yet should the Reds secure the signing of Yan Diomande, they may well have found a credible successor.