Liverpool fans left baffled as Givairo Read transfer bombshell emerges
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Liverpool could be in the market for a new right-back for the second year running after Conor Bradley picked up yet another injury this week.Bradley has struggled with fitness ever since breaking into the Reds first-team in 2023.The latest blow comes at a time when Jeremie Frimpong is also missing, and has intensified the spotlight on Liverpool’s right-back options.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. But after the youngster was reported to be an active target for Manchester City on Friday, Reds fans are beginning to worry.Photo by Hans van der Valk/BSR Agency/Getty ImagesLiverpool could lose Givairo Read to Man CityRead has become one of the best young right-backs in Europe over the past year, emerging as a potential star of the future.The 19-year-old even admitted to being a Liverpool supporter in an interview, but after journalist Fabrizio Romano confirmed Man City’s interest in Read on Friday, fans are now fearing they have let another prospect slip away.READ MORE: The answer to Liverpool’s right-back prayers has already hinted he may be available in 2026 Do Liverpool need a new right-back?
Photo by Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty ImagesDaniel MunozColombian26/05/1996 – 29 years oldCrystal Palace Right-bac “Nah man this guy literally said “it’s Liverpool and no one else” and we’re just gonna let it slide,” said one disappointed supporter.“We have to be there. This club’s recruitment fell off,” another added, while yet another took aim at the decision to sign the Netherlands international.“That Frimpong signing was a disaster man what were we thinking,” they said.
“We should be all over this and would be easy deal to do given Arne Slot connections and Read is an LFC fan.”What is the latest on Read’s move away?Watching footage of Read, it is hard to understand why Liverpool did not push harder to make a move happen during the summer window.At 19 he is the perfect age to battle with Bradley for the starting spot, and could even come out on top given the Northern Irishman’s struggles.According to Romano, however, it is City who have stolen a march in the race. Photo by Alex Livesey – Danehouse/Getty Images “Man City want to sign a right-back during the January transfer window and the name we have to add to their shortlist is Givairo Read,” he said.“He’s a player they are following, tracking and so let’s add this possibility.