Former midfielder Owen Hargreaves has claimed Liverpool will “win the league” if Fulham sign Joao Palhinha.
The Reds received a huge midfield boost in the summer when they parted ways with Jordan Henderson, James Milner, Fabinho, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and brought in £145million worth of new talent, including Alexis McAllister, Dominic Szoboslai and Wataru rebuilt. Gravenberch.
Despite a strong start to the new 2023/24 season – Liverpool are currently fourth in the Premier League, three points clear – there has been debate over whether more signings are needed in the engine room. After failing to sign Moises Caicedo and Romeo Rabia, United turned to 30-year-old Endo to fill the defensive midfield positions vacated by Fabinho and Henderson.
However, the Japan captain has been underutilized so far and McAllister has often been picked as Jurgen Klopp’s deepest midfielder. Former Manchester United and City star pundit Hargreaves believes Liverpool are still one player away from a title challenge and identifies Fulham’s Palhinha as the missing piece of the puzzle. “I think they’re missing a player – a defensive midfielder,” the BT Sport pundit told Premier League Productions.
“I think Palhinha would win the league if he played for Liverpool. He’s a really nice guy. But the deadline for a move to Bayern Munich fell at the 11th hour when the Portugal international decided to extend his contract at Fulham. Meanwhile, Anfield Watch also understands that Liverpool are interested in Fluminense number 7 Andre Trindade and would be ahead of other players. If they want to do a deal from January.
