Liverpool be part of five-team PL race to signal “excellent” defender who pocketed Wirtz

Liverpool have now reportedly joined quite a few different Premier League sides within the race to signal a vital defender who pocketed Florian Wirtz earlier this season.

Liverpool be part of race to signal Frimpong improve

It has been a troublesome time for each Liverpool and Jeremie Frimpong because the summer season. The defending champions are solely simply discovering their toes after two months of surprising turbulence made worse by Mohamed Salah’s bombshell interview.

These at Anfield will now be hoping to be again on observe and again in Salah’s good books as he heads to AFCON off the again of a historic help in opposition to Brighton & Hove Albion.

As for Frimpong, he is but to make his mark at Liverpool after a stuttered begin to life in Merseyside surrounded by harm issues. The Dutchman is on target to return this month, however whether or not he wins his place again forward of Conor Bradley stays to be seen.

Reality be advised, when each Bradley and Frimpong have been accessible, neither actually claimed that right-back spot as their very own. Liverpool, regardless of welcoming the latter in the summertime, have struggled to exchange Trent Alexander-Arnold all season lengthy.

So, though signing a centre-back within the type of Marc Guehi ought to be high of their precedence record, the Reds may additionally do with a everlasting possibility down their right-hand facet.

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What ought to assist their gross sales pitch on that entrance is the current change in Arne Slot‘s system. Quite than inverting both of his fullbacks, Slot has requested Milos Kerkez and, extra lately, Joe Gomez to push excessive and extensive. It’s a system designed to kind a pentagon-like midfield while the fullbacks maintain the width.

It is one which Frimpong ought to thrive in on paper, however he might but have contemporary competitors in 2026. In keeping with studies in Spain, Liverpool have now joined the race to signal Daniel Munoz.

Why Munoz would resolve Liverpool’s right-back drawback

Reportedly chasing Munoz alongside Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis, Liverpool ought to do every little thing attainable to signal the Crystal Palace man subsequent 12 months. When it comes to attacking fullbacks, the Colombian is arguably one of the best that the Premier League has to supply.

In the meantime, he isn’t precisely a legal responsibility going the opposite manner. When Crystal Palace defeated Liverpool 2-1 at Selhurst Park earlier this season, Munoz silenced big-money signing Wirtz. The German took simply 5 touches within the Palace field and gained simply two floor duels, while Munoz was dribbled previous simply as soon as in a dominant show.

Oliver Glasner will little question be determined to maintain maintain of his flying fullback although, having praised his working energy final 12 months: “Daniel has an impressive coaching mentality. Each coaching session he is the man who’s working most, who’s sprinting most.

“Though he had the video games with Colombia within the worldwide break, each recreation 100 minutes, [he plays] each recreation [with] probably the most depth. It is the want of all managers to have such gamers, after which he will get the reward [starting every game].”

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