How Liverpool can line up next season with a £120m midfield upgrade and 2 new players
Liverpool plan to sign at least a few new midfielders, and there is no shortage of names attached to the club.
However, two of the names have emerged in recent days - Brighton's Alexis Mac Allister and Sporting's Manuel Ugarte.
World Cup winner Mac Allister is expected to be worth around £70m, while Ugarte has a £52.2m release clause in his contract with Sporting.
These two midfielders are versatile but have different key assets. While Mac Allister was the one distributing the ball, Ugarte was the one taking the ball. Jurgen Klopp has always preferred a disruptive player to a deep-lying number six in his system. For this reason, Ugarte would be a better candidate for the role than Mac Allister, who would look good in a slightly forward left midfield position.
However, should the boss decide to add more power to his midfield, Ugarte can also play as a box-to-box midfielder with the ability to move forward and handle opponents.
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Manchester City will gain the confidence to inflict more misery on Arsenal by signing one of their most talented young players, having overtaken Chelsea to put themselves in 'pole position' for the deal. transfer.
Arsenal were recently overtaken by Man City in the race for the Premier League title. Arsenal drew West Ham and Southampton before losing 4-1 to Man City on April 26, putting Pep Guardiola's men in an advantageous position.
Currently, Arsenal is only 1 point behind Man City. However, Man City still have a match to play and if they win, as expected, they will widen the gap to four points. With just three games to go against Arsenal, the Gunners are running out of time for City to drop points and let them capitalize on their first league title since 2003-04.
And things could get worse for Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta if City look to land Ethan Nwaneri from the Emirates.
Nwaneri is a 16-year-old midfielder who can also play as a left winger. He made history last September when he became the youngest player to ever play at Prem. He came on from the bench against Brentford aged 15 years and 181 days, surpassing the record previously set by Harvey Elliott at Fulham. Nwaneri is one of the most exciting young players in Arsenal's academy, which has helped spawn the likes of Bukayo Saka, Serge Gnabry, Joe Willock and Emile Smith Rowe in recent years.
But Arsenal is in danger of losing young talent. In March, The Telegraph revealed that City and Chelsea were looking for his signature.
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And Football Insider has now provided an update on the situation. They revealed Man City are 'confident' to win the race for the Nwaneri. City and Chelsea have been monitoring his situation 'for months', but Prem bosses have recently moved into a 'key position' to sign him.
Nwaneri cannot sign a professional contract with Arsenal until he turns 17 next March. But he will never do so as City get closer and closer to his arrival.
Arsenal are likely to receive compensation from their English rivals if Nwaneri goes to Manchester. However, that would not be enough for Arteta to be satisfied. Surely the Arsenal manager will be angry because Nwaneri has a very promising future. He is already an England Under-17 international and will likely excel for Man City and the England team in the future.
If City make the push for Nwaneri, then Arsenal may have to see him flourish against one of their closest competitors. Arteta will tell Arsenal they simply cannot let that happen, although it seems only a matter of time before the fairy boy arrives at the Etihad.
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