Liverpool has had a difficult few weeks, with Jurgen Klopp’s side failing to secure the Premier League title, losing in the Champions League final, and rumors of Sadio Mane’s departure.
Keeping this in mind, signing players for next season should be a top priority right now.
Liverpool has a fantastic attack, but if Mane leaves, they will need to find an experienced replacement with the ability to perform at the highest level.
Fortunately, it appears that the Reds have found his replacement in Bayern Munich’s Serge Gnabry.
According to Anfield Central, Liverpool has already held talks with the player’s agent about a possible summer move, with his contract at the Allianz Arena expiring in 2023.
They claim the winger is worth around €80 million (£68.3 million), but Bayern knows they may have to accept as little as €40 million (£34.1 million) due to the risk of losing him for free in a year.
Talks are understood to have been had about the German’s salary demands with a weekly wage of £250k being mentioned. Liverpool, however, are only prepared to offer £200k-a-week.
The next Luis Diaz
A move for Gnabry this summer would be an incredibly sensible one by Liverpool. The German international is experienced and in his prime, knows where the back of the net is and he also knows the English game.
He rose through the ranks at Arsenal before returning home to become one of Europe’s most exciting attackers.
The 26-year-old was described as a “real weapon” by his former manager Niko Kovac to Bundesliga.com and as “magic” by Transfermakrt’s Stefan Bienkowski this season.
He scored 17 goals and assisted ten times in all competitions for Bayern. That type of attacking return has seen him compared to Liverpool’s January signing, Luis Diaz, who has made an instant impact on Merseyside.
The Colombian has assisted on 11 goals for the Reds, and Gnabry and Diaz are similar players, according to FB Ref’s similar players model.
It’s easy to see why the pair are tied in terms of some of their detailed attacking statistics.
This season, the Liverpool winger generated 4.62 shots per 90 minutes, compared to the former Arsenal attacker’s 4.37.
Furthermore, their dribbling abilities are comparable, with Gnabry registering a dribble success rate of 64.4 percent to Diaz’s 66.7 percent. In terms of progressive carries, the former averaged 9.38 per 90, while the latter averaged 8.58. With that in mind, this is a potential signing that will pique the interest of many inside Anfield.
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