Summary of Liverpool’s European rivals: Gini Wijnaldum is expected to receive a fresh start, while Harry Kane unexpectedly assisted in the Ryan Gravenberch deal.
On what is a very busy day for the club, Ryan Gravenberch appears to be headed to Liverpool. While some representatives waited for Jürgen Klopp’s Europa League fate in Monaco, work was being done behind the scenes to complete a last-minute transfer.
Liverpool has been interested in Gravenberch for some time, and Bayern Munich has just recently become more open to the idea of selling the player. A lackluster Thomas Tuchel position persuaded the Allianz Arena authorities to approve a transfer after the midfielder found himself on the outside in Bavaria.
In light of recent revelations, Harry Kane may also have contributed to the agreement in some small way, with Liverpool benefiting in an unexpected way from the mega-transfer that brought him from
When it comes to Gravenberch, Liverpool has been counting on Bayern Munich’s position the entire summer. There was just disagreement within the ranks of the Bundesliga champion over whether or not to sell at all, so it never seemed like a transfer that was about the money.
That echoes Gravenberch’s challenging situation in Munich: a player with enormous potential who faces a difficult road to game time. That ultimately resulted in a transaction being approved at the very last minute.
It is now anticipated that money from Gravenberch will be directed toward Joo Palhinha. The international player from Portugal, who was also on Liverpool’s radar, played a key role for Fulham previous season.
The home jersey for Liverpool for the next season is a tribute to Bill Shankly and his final campaign as the Reds’ manager at Anfield. The Nike shirt has a vivid red design with contrasting white cuffs and color.
Since leaving Liverpool, Gini Wijnaldum has had terrible hardships. Despite not being very spectacular, he developed into one of the top midfielders in the world under Klopp and is credited with keeping the team together through one of Anfield’s most successful periods.
But his transfer to PSG swiftly became a nightmare. He was loaned to Roma in his second season after failing to really truly get into the team, but he ended up seriously hurt.
He had spent time in the ‘bomb squad’ back in the French capital, where he briefly kept Kylian Mbappé company. The forward has since been reintegrated, but Wijnaldum appears to have secured his transfer.
