All eyes will be on Arne Slot to see who he signs for Liverpool this summer.
Jurgen Klopp had a knack for bringing in players you probably didn’t deem world-class when they first arrived or those who were on the edge, before transforming them into world-beaters.
From Andy Robertson to Sadio Mane, you can provide many examples of Liverpool making these players shine and become club legends.
Now it’s the turn of Arne Slot, who will officially begin work on Merseyside next month, and whether he has that Klopp magic in his locker remains to be seen.
One thing the Dutchman will find is that Fenway Sports Group (FSG), in comparison to their rivals, don’t spend heavily, so he will have to think outside of the box.
Even though everyone has known for months now that Klopp was going to leave, it hasn’t stopped the transfer rumour mill from throwing up names that could move to Anfield, even crazy and controversial ones.
One man who has recently been suggested is Newcastle United hitman, Anthony Gordon.
The Euro 2024 hopeful, who has been called up by Gareth Southgate for England’s training squad, moved to St James’ Park from Everton during the 2023 January transfer window.
Glen Johnson stated that this is a signing that would ‘excite’ the Liverpool faithful if you ‘took away the Everton situation’, as he told Squawka.
But the former right-back warned that fans would ‘soon jump on his back’ if he signed for them and it didn’t work out.
Anthony Gordon to Liverpool?
“First of all, like anything in football, if he performs they won’t care where he’s come from, but if he doesn’t they’ll soon jump on his back,” said Johnson.
“So, for him, it’d definitely be a risky move, but not if he’s confident in what he can deliver. If he performs, he’d win the fans over.
“I think he’s a good player, he’s had a great season, I guess the concerns would be that Newcastle would probably want double what they paid for him. So whether he’s that good, I don’t know. But he’s certainly a player that I think would excite Liverpool fans if you took away the Everton situation.”
Anthony Gordon’s importance to Newcastle United
There has been a lot of talk about FFP and how Newcastle might need to sell. They haven’t been helped by Dougie Freedman’s decision to stay at Crystal Palace.
But you just couldn’t see the Magpies selling Gordon, especially when they have their own ambitions of getting back into the Champions League.
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Plus, would Liverpool be able to afford him? Probably not. You are talking about a hefty transfer fee here and you just can’t see it happening.
It’s just probably one of those crazy transfer rumours that you get now and again.
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