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Liverpool ready to make offer to sign £52m maestro to solve midfield problem

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Liverpool are reportedly weighing up a bold players-plus-cash offer to sign Inter Milan midfielder Nicolo Barella ahead of the summer transfer window. Barella viewed as the solution to Liverpool’s creativity needs Liverpool are believed to be targeting a high-quality creative midfielder as they continue reshaping their squad for the 2026/27 season.



Is Barella really what Liverpool need? Liverpool are not struggling in the creativity department.

The addition of Florian Wirtz has helped in this regard, and while Mohamed Salah’s imminent summer exit will notably hinder the Reds’ creativity, creativity is not what Liverpool lack. What Liverpool’s midfield really lacks is a destroyer.