News that Liverpool knew Aurelien Tchouameni was destined for Spanish capital will undoubtedly enrage certain sections of the club’s online fanbase.
The update around the Frenchman was shared on Twitter by Dominic King in response to Jurgen Klopp’s apparent reference to the now Real Madrid midfield in the embargoed section of his pre-match presser.
Jurgen Klopp earlier: 'Do I need a midfielder? A 10th midfielder! I'm not sure, but we were going for a midfielder (earlier this summer) who decided to go to another club, which can happen.'
That player was Aurélien Tchouaméni; Liverpool knew in April he was going to Real Madrid— Dominic King (@DominicKing_DM) August 30, 2022
The Merseysiders missed out on the highly-rated holding midfielder, who had expressed the Bernabeu was his preferred destination of the two, and have since failed to acquire a quality alternative 22-year-old.
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Liverpool missing out on top additions is hardly something to worry about – particularly given that the recruitment team have always had a long list of other possible avenues to explore instead.
Strangely for many, however, another prospect has yet to rear its head after a move for Tchouameni and an enquiry for Jude Bellingham didn’t yield positive results.
There’s the argument to be made that we’re best waiting it out for our top targets and, indeed, we’re expected to be in with a real chance of convincing the England international to move to Anfield next summer.
However, that logic will do little to appease the easily frustrated, reactionary contingent of supporters online who feel that our short-term concerns aren’t being appropriately addressed.
Some so called fans need to grow a pair. We are not in desperate need of a midfielder. If it wasn’t for injuries it wouldn’t even be a topic for discussion. Fact is only two players fitted the profile of what we wanted this summer. Tchouameini and Bellingham. We know what happened with the Frenchman, but despite knowing he preferred RM you cannot just dismiss the option out of hand a million things can happen and if RM tried to low ball him he could still have ended up at Anfield, the only other option was never going to be released by Dortmund once Haaland had been sold. So far as I’m concerned I’d really rather we we didn’t then go for an inferior player just to keep those bellyaching satisfied. FSG work to a very successful model and it has proved to be wildly successful, if your not happy go and follow PSG or Newcastle, state sponsorsed football clubs don’t win trophies, they buy them. I much prefer the feeling when we win because it’s real, organic, genuine and means something. YNWA
the fact remains that we really need a cover for Fabinho. if he gets injured or is off form, who will play there? Milly, Hendo or Elliot
It’s all duck or no dinner with FSG and it has saved them a fortune.
It is a very successful model that’s got Klopp so close to winning the big prizes but not quite …….especially when your 2 key midfielders are knackered in May….and you continue to kick the financially can down the road rather than bring in good understudies.
The only positive John Henry will tell you is getting to finals and coming second gets you roughly the same dosh.