Liverpool sound out a deadline day move for Douglas Luiz as Jurgen Klopp targets a midfielder with physical presence ahead of the potential arrival of Jude Bellingham next summer
- Liverpool have been sounded out about a move for Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa
- They want a midfielder with physical presence for the remainder of the season
- However, they don’t want a deal to ruin the arrival of Jude Bellingham next term
Liverpool have been sounded out about a move for Douglas Luiz from Aston Villa. They want a midfielder of physical presence who won’t cut across the arrival of Jude Bellingham next summer.
Luiz’s current deal at Villa Park is set to expire next summer but the 24-year-old could be set for an early exit after picking up interest from Jurgen Klopp‘s Premier League giants.
The German manager is eager to add a midfielder to his ranks before the transfer window closes after being without without the injured Thiago Alcantara, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Naby Keita and Curtis Jones.
Liverpool have been sounded out about a move for Douglas Luiz (above) from Aston Villa
Julian Ward, Liverpool’s sporting director, and Klopp have been speaking continually with Mike Gordon, the president of owners Fenway Sports Group about potential targets.
The German manager has previously insisted that the Premier League giants will waste no time in moving for someone, if convinced that they will be right for the club.
‘We are looking for it,’ said Klopp, who won’t settle for anything other than Liverpool’s first Premier League win of the season against Bournemouth on Saturday. If it is the right player, we need him. If it is not the right player, we don’t need him.’
Jurgen Klopp wants a midfielder of physical presence for the remainder of the season
The defensive midfielder has nine caps for his national team – where he competes for a place alongside the likes of Casemiro, Fabinho and Fred – and has played 115 times for Villa
It has now been declared that Liverpool are interested in the services of Aston Villa midfielder, Luiz, for the remainder of the 2022-23 Premier League campaign.
Villa have made a poor start to the season, winning just once and losing four more – therefore, Luiz could be tempted by a move…