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Liverpool step up £86m move for ‘one of the world’s best CMs’

April 13, 2025 6 Min Read
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        • A greater signing than Kerkez: Liverpool in talks to signal “world-class” star

Liverpool are nonetheless hurtling in the direction of the Premier League title, however current leads to the highest division and outdoors of it have dampened Arne Slot’s aspect victory parade considerably.

Shedding the EFL Cup closing to Newcastle bared some seen scars for the Reds, while a Champions League exit has additionally confirmed arduous to take, earlier than you even start to intently look at the Anfield giants’ 3-2 loss to Fulham final day trip in league motion.

After all, Mohamed Salah lastly penning a brand new contract has undoubtedbly ramped up the happiness ranges for the crimson a part of Merseyside, however there are seen chinks starting to seem within the as soon as unbreakable armour.

Due to this fact, it is not a terrific shock seeing the soon-to-be Premier League champions be linked with a complete host of names to enhance the squad, with a deal doubtlessly again on the desk for this midfield maestro.

Newest on Liverpool’s seek for a midfielder

As per experiences in Spain, Liverpool are gearing as much as make a spectacular transfer for Inter Milan ace Nicolo Barella on this approaching switch market, having seemingly ‘intensified’ their curiosity within the Italy worldwide.

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The report states that Slot’s males have a ‘clear goal’ in thoughts when looking down gems to boost their first-team personnel, culminating within the Premier League aspect singling out assertion recruits within the central positions of the group.

Liverpool have proven curiosity within the Inter quantity 23 for a while, however this long-standing admiration has now intensified, with the Reds having to splash out across the £86m mark if they’re to land the “prime class” 28-year-old – as he was as soon as labelled by ex-Reds nice Jurgen Klopp – shortly.

Amazingly, there have even been comparisons drawn up to now between Barella and Merseyside icon Steven Gerrard, with Liverpool maybe profitable a star that possesses shades of their former icon’s sport is a transfer is finalised.

How Barella possesses shades of Gerrard

Clearly, Barella will not be anticipated to comply with straight within the former Liverpool captain’s footsteps, with the now-retired midfielder one in every of Anfield’s most revered legends.

Gerrard would notch up a surprising 186 objectives and 155 assists for his boyhood aspect from a bumper 710 clashes, that means the Italian would have some catching as much as do when becoming a member of to be remembered in a equally glowing gentle.

Nonetheless – very similar to the Anfield hall-of-famer in his pomp in England – Barella has a long-range rocket up his sleeve enjoying in Italy, which is only one side of his sport that makes the claims from La Gazetta Dello Sport again in 2015 that he’s the ‘Sardinian Steven Gerrard’ extra plausible.

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Furthermore, the 5 foot 9 engine boasts a formidable 59 assists from 276 appearances on the San Siro, along with his willingness to drive ahead and expertly pick a teammate additional putting him on the identical lofty pedestal as the good ‘Stevie G’..

Barella’s G/A file for Inter by season

Season

Video games performed

Objectives scored

Assists

24/25

40

3

8

23/24

48

2

7

22/23

52

9

10

21/22

48

4

13

20/21

46

3

13

19/20

41

4

8

Sourced by Transfermarkt

The desk above additionally exhibits how constantly glorious Barella has been through the years strutting his stuff within the Serie A, with 40 plus appearances tallied up all throughout his sterling six seasons for Inter, that means he might be a terrific teammate for the likes of Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister to bounce off of.

A serial trophy winner on the San Siro too, Barella – who teammate Kristjan Asllani dubbed “the most effective midfielders on the planet in the intervening time” – will additional hope he might help Slot’s males choose up much more silverware on his potential arrival.

This has all of the components of being a prime signing for Liverpool, with Barella happening as an important cog in Liverpool’s midfield machine like Gerrard earlier than him.

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