Liverpool waits for transfer ‘promise’ to be met as Jürgen Klopp has perfect double solution

Liverpool could get an unlikely answer to an emerging Trent Alexander-Arnold problem with an interesting transfer, which would serve two FSG purposes.

Liverpool has begun its rebuild with the signing of Alexis Mac Allister. Already, the club has been linked with a wide variety of other midfielders too, with the issues in Jürgen Klopp’s engine room this season making it abundantly clear that multiple recruits are needed. It is obvious what FSG needs to do in order for the side to improve, which explains why the rumor mill has been busy on Merseyside.

Hot off the press recently are the names Khéphren Thuram and Manu Koné, with Liverpool targeting one or potentially even both of the young Frenchmen as it looks to remold the center of the park. But with 24-year-old Mac Allister only slightly improving the dearth of ‘peak-age’ options at Klopp’s disposal, the two youngsters would be no help in that respect

Perhaps that goes some way to explaining links to James Ward-Prowse. He’s now 28, which would usually render a potential transfer unlikely: FSG favors younger players. But the Southampton captain is a consistent performer with a wealth of Premier League experience — and he could also address an unorthodox void for Klopp.

According to the Daily Mail, there is interest in Ward-Prowse from Liverpool, but the club is willing to wait for the $63m (£50m/€58m) asking price to come down — ideally by as much as half. Earlier in the season, TalkSPORT claimed Southampton had promised the player he could leave in the event of relegation, and that could see the Saints lower their expectations before the end of the transfer window.

The Englishman is known for a number of things in England’s top-flight, not least his remarkable ability from set-pieces. He has accumulated 17 goals from free-kicks in the Premier League, and he’s now just one goal behind David Beckham, who holds the record at the summit

Ward-Prowse is very effective when delivering set-pieces into the penalty box. In fact, of his 38 assists over the past eight-and-a-half seasons, 23 of them have originated from dead-ball situations, with the rest coming in open play. “He’s for sure one of the best in the world in this part of the game and for us a very important player,” said his former coach Ralph Hasenhüttl, who studied his coaching badges with Klopp many years ago.