Report: Liverpool really considered signing eight-goal Ligue 1 striker on a free transfer
Liverpool strongly considered a free transfer for Randal Kolo Muani, according to reports. The Reds watched the player move elsewhere, however.
This comes from Frankfurter Rundschau. They claim that Liverpool were one of a host of clubs who strongly considered Randal Kolo Muani.
The 23-year-old striker is currently at Nantes, having delivered eight goals and two assists already this season. His contract is also expiring in the summer – driving serious competition for his signature.
Liverpool were supposedly one club who thought about a deal. AC Milan, Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund were three more but in the end, he’s moving to Eintracht Frankfurt.
It’s worth adding that Bild said similar a few weeks ago, before Muani accepted Frankfurt’s pre-contract. Liverpool can chalk this one off for now.
We wrote back when Bild initially reported the interest that this would make sense. Muani is a young player who’s delivering in a top European league and who ticks several boxes Liverpool like.
Statsbomb data on FBref shows a player who can press well, carry the ball confidently and score goals. In a lot of ways, that’s the exact striker Liverpool want.
And to get such a player for free? Perfection, especially with doubts over Divock Origi’s future as a squad player at Liverpool.
But that doesn’t mean it was the ideal move for Muani. Taking Origi’s squad role actually means very limited chances, with the role mainly being as a last-resort impact player. That’s probably not the dream for a 23-year-old with a growing reputation.
Muani will be one for Liverpool to watch, though. He’s off to Frankfurt in the summer but consistent performances there will put him right back on the Reds’ radar – just not for free this time.
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