With the January transfer window imminent, Liverpool continue to be linked with one of Serie A's most 'priceless' strikers.
According to Sky Sports this week:
"Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel [and] Jurgen Klopp wants to bring the Frenchman to Anfield in the January transfer window".
Last month, Defrel's agent confirmed Liverpool are 'watching' the striker, and when asked last week about a possible transfer, Sassuolo director Giovanni CarnevaliCarnevali told reporters:
"He [Defrel] is very well-liked by foreign clubs. There have been offers from the Premier League".
Could one of these offers be from Liverpool? Given Jurgen Klopp's confirmed interest, it's definitely possible, and with a lack of depth in the striker department, the Reds arguably need reinforcements in that area.
€20m-rated Defrel can play as a striker or a winger (left or right), so given his versatility, it's easy to see why Klopp might be interested.
Defrel's creative return is average at best, though:
* Cesena/Sassuolo: 57 goals/assists in 166 apps (Goal every 373 mins. G/A every 203 mins). This season: 14 goals/assists in 23 games (One every 120 mins).
If Klopp is looking for a potential replacement for Daniel Sturridge, the Defrel clearly isn't the solution, especially with a pitiful ratio of one goal every 373 minutes. That said, the Frenchman is currently playing with comparatively inferior players, and with an array of top-level players at Anfield (plus a top manager), it's possible his output may improve.
A viable January solution?
According to Sky Sports this week:
"Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Sassuolo striker Gregoire Defrel [and] Jurgen Klopp wants to bring the Frenchman to Anfield in the January transfer window".
Last month, Defrel's agent confirmed Liverpool are 'watching' the striker, and when asked last week about a possible transfer, Sassuolo director Giovanni CarnevaliCarnevali told reporters:
"He [Defrel] is very well-liked by foreign clubs. There have been offers from the Premier League".
Could one of these offers be from Liverpool? Given Jurgen Klopp's confirmed interest, it's definitely possible, and with a lack of depth in the striker department, the Reds arguably need reinforcements in that area.
€20m-rated Defrel can play as a striker or a winger (left or right), so given his versatility, it's easy to see why Klopp might be interested.
Defrel's creative return is average at best, though:
* Cesena/Sassuolo: 57 goals/assists in 166 apps (Goal every 373 mins. G/A every 203 mins). This season: 14 goals/assists in 23 games (One every 120 mins).
If Klopp is looking for a potential replacement for Daniel Sturridge, the Defrel clearly isn't the solution, especially with a pitiful ratio of one goal every 373 minutes. That said, the Frenchman is currently playing with comparatively inferior players, and with an array of top-level players at Anfield (plus a top manager), it's possible his output may improve.
A viable January solution?
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