Liverpool now pushing to sign "integral" £21.6m Champions League finalist in swap deal - report

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The same could apply to Jones, who has become frustrated with a lack of playing time at Liverpool, and he has been linked with a move to Inter in recent times. Liverpool need to sign a new right-back this summer, with Conor Bradley’s knee injury a very serious one, and Jeremie Frimpong not yet showing that he is a good signing in that position.

At 29, Dumfries isn’t getting any younger, but he could be a shrewd short-term option for a relatively small amount of money, having been hailed by Rio Ferdinand in the past for his performances for the Netherlands: “He’s integral, just like Daley Blind, to the way that Louis van Gaal works. They’re the outlet that get beyond, and he’s a player you look at and think that he’s athletic, can beat people one-on-one.

He’s not putting balls in willy-nilly, he’s picking people out, those cutbacks have been ever so dangerous. He doesn’t mind working at the other end of the pitch, as well.” Dumfries has the attacking quality to be a big asset under Andoni Iraola, assuming he replaces Arne Slot at Liverpool, as looks to be the case, according to current reports.