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Georginio Wijnaldum, Liverpool ‘mistake’ brutally rubbed in with pundit comparison to top Erik ten Hag signing

Georginio Wijnaldum, Aurelien Tchouameni PSG v Monaco December 2021

Georginio Wijnaldum will now realise he made a mistake in signing for Paris Saint-Germain after leaving Liverpool, according to Rafael van der Vaart.

Netherlands midfielder Wijnaldum left Anfield last summer as a free agent following the expiry of his contract. While he failed to agree a new deal with club chiefs, he insisted that social media criticism played its part.

As a result, a player who was an almost ever-present for Jurgen Klopp in Liverpool’s Premier League and Champions League-winning team was not short of interest.

Barcelona initially came forward with interest, but Wijnaldum chose PSG instead. However, the midfielder’s move to the French capital has not worked out as well as he would have liked.

Speaking during the current international break, though, former Premier League star Van der Vaart had no sympathy for his fellow Dutchman.

In fact, he compared Wijnaldum’s struggles to the rise of Steven Berghuis, who has starred after leaving Feyenoord for Erik ten Hag’s Ajax – also in last summer’s market.

Wijnaldum made a mistake in choosing PSG,” Van der Vaart said.

“Meanwhile, Berghuis made an excellent choice choosing to move from Feyenoord to Ajax.

“Now Georginio will understand why making the right choice is so important.”

Wijnaldum has had to battle more for game time than at Liverpool and struggled to adapt to the change in role.

Indeed, he claimed in October that his situation is “not what I wanted” and “very difficult”.

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