Liverpool seem like lagging behind within the switch race for a participant who Arne Slot has stated may doubtlessly turn out to be the most effective on this planet.
Based on Graeme Bailey for HITC, the Reds are amongst a number of Premier League golf equipment to have proven an curiosity in Mats Wieffer, though Brighton have moved forward of the lot by opening talks with the representatives of the Feyenoord midfielder.
The 24-year-old is valued at £22m by the Rotterdam outfit (Sport), with Serie A trio Atalanta, AC Milan and Napoli additionally admirers of him.
Regardless of signing 4 midfielders final summer season, Liverpool may nonetheless be looking out for a quantity 6 within the present switch window, with Wataru Endo into his 30s and Stefan Bajcetic nonetheless fairly younger and solely simply making his approach again after a long-term harm absence.
Wieffer may match the invoice for the Reds, given his modest valuation and his earlier expertise of working below Slot at Feyenoord, with the 45-year-old beforehand saying that his fellow Dutchman may ‘turn out to be the most effective participant on this planet’ given his price of improvement and his inherent abilities.
As per FBref, the 24-year-old ranks fairly extremely throughout a variety of efficiency metrics compared to positional friends in Europe’s main leagues and continental tournaments over the previous 12 months.
He really options among the many high 1% of midfielders for blocks and aerial duels gained per 90 minutes, together with the highest 5% for non-penalty xG per recreation, the highest 6% for progressive passes per match and the highest 7% for interceptions per 90.
That highlights Wieffer as a quantity 6 who excels by way of his work off the ball whereas additionally being enterprising when in possession, a great mixture which explains why so many golf equipment in England and Europe are searching for to safe his companies this summer season.
He appears to be like very very like a participant who’d match the invoice for Liverpool, but when Slot is craving a reunion along with his former Feyenoord colossus, then Anfield chiefs could have to hit the turbo to stop Brighton from accelerating away into the gap so far as this switch pursuit is worried.
