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Liverpool is interested in making a £44 million transfer move that might help Jürgen Klopp

Expected to join Liverpool from Wolves for a reputed amount

By Sergio Moya

07/01/2023, 09:44 AM

Expected to join Liverpool from Wolves for a reputed amount

Liverpool needs to consider its midfield this month, let alone in the summer, but it's unclear exactly what kind of player they want to sign, Matheus Nunes, who might perhaps get a taste of Anfield tomorrow in the FA Cup, is expected to join Liverpool from Wolves for a reputed £44 million ($53 million/€50 million) in the summer, 

according to a story in The Telegraph earlier in the week. The 24-year-old might sign right away, but he would be unable to play because he has already made the most appearances for clubs this season two, after all, unless contracts are struck to maintain Naby Keta and perhaps one of the other midfielders who are about to be free agents,

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They will need to add more than one player to their roster. That would certainly seem to be a risk. Apart from Bellingham, the question is: what does Liverpool want from their midfield? What qualities are currently lacking or will be when those under contract leave, other from availability? In some aspects, Nunes may be 

compared to the Gini Wijnaldum-type guy who Jamie Carragher has been advocating for to enter the team, One of Wijnaldum's most underappreciated but crucial skills was his capacity to release tension by simply holding onto the ball and dragging his teammates up the field at his best, Wijnaldum was able to stop the flow, 

<strong>Nunes is not quite the same, but he is also a more offensive midfielder</strong>

With players bouncing off him as he held onto the ball and surged forward, unlike other times this season when opponents were able to repeatedly dance through, Nunes is not quite the same, but he is also a more offensive midfielder who has the potential to develop into a deeper-lying threat. The Portugal international is also very good at dribbling the ball.

 

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