Report: Forget Bajcetic, Liverpool are keeping tabs on another young midfielder who even Real Madrid are after
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Liverpool are making sure they get ahead of the curve.Many may think that the Reds do not need to make many more additions to the team after the summer they had, but there are still some areas to work on.A holding midfielder is one that has been spoken about, with Ryan Gravenberch the clear first choice, with the next best being Wataru Endo and Stefan Bajcetic.Join our newsletter for news & smart analysis. Although the latter has a lot of promise about him, injuries have set him back, with Liverpool keeping an eye on another wonderkid elsewhere.
Kennet Eichhorn may not ring a bell to anyone just yet, but after hearing how many teams want him, Reds fans might start to get a little excited.Photo by City-Press GmbH Bildagentur via Getty ImagesLiverpool keeping close tabs on Kennet Eichhorn Eichhorn is a fairly new name to football, and to the 2. Bundesliga for that matter, with the 16-year-old making his debut for Hertha Berlin only this season.He has made eight appearances since as a holding midfielder, with his age not getting in the way of him dominating the middle of the park.He has caught the eye of many, and according to BILD, Liverpool are one of the clubs keeping close tabs on him in case an opportunity arises.They state that he would cost around £17m as things stand, with the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and PSG also interested in his signature.READ MORE: Ian Wright has made damning Alexander Isak claim, and he’s sadly rightHowever, Liverpool, Man United, Man City and Arsenal are all said to have sent scouts to watch him play, with the list of teams after him really indicating just how good he might be.
Do Liverpool really need another holding midfielder?Clearly Eichhorn is a top talent, but Liverpool already have a lot of options in this department.Gravenberch will play most of the games, then Endo and Bajcetic, and perhaps even Trey Nyoni, can fill in when needed.The latter two have big potentials too, so blocking their path with someone even younger will only make their futures more uncertain.As well as this, there has been talk about players such as Adam Wharton, suggesting that if Liverpool do try to sign someone in this position, they will go big or go home.At just 16, Eichhorn still has plenty of time left to impress, so if he does stay at Hertha Berlin and try to get them back to the Bundesliga like many have told him to, then that is when the Reds might opt to make a move.