- Unique fromGraeme Bailey
Liverpool are admirers of Arne Slot’s Feyenoord duo Quinten Timber and Mats Wieffer with Premier League equals Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle and Aston Villa likewise admirers of the latter.
2 years after Erik 10 Hag took control of at Manchester United and brought Lisandro Martinez and Antony with him over from Ajax, HITC comprehends that Arne Slot might do something comparable if– as anticipated– he changes Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout.
We have actually currently reported that Liverpool hold an interest in the ₤ 25 million-rated Feyenoord protector David Hanckoamong numerous left-footed centre-halves on the Reds’ radar. Hancko, a self-professed ‘Liverpool fan’had those links verified by his representative a couple of months earlier too.
Hancko, nevertheless, is far from the only Feyenoord gamer Liverpool like. We have actually been informed that midfield duo Quinten Timber and Mats Wieffer– both of whom played a huge part in the Rotterdammers’ 2023 title-winning project– have actually likewise been lined up to possibly follow Slot to Merseyside.
Liverpool like 3 of Arne Slot’s Feyenoord stars
Wieffer, remarkably, is a gamer Liverpool have actually been following long before they had actually held talks with his 45-year-old supervisor. The towering Netherlands worldwide has actually been expected the last 12 months, and the consultation of Slot might possibly provide Liverpool a benefit over fellow suitors Manchester United, Aston Villa, Newcastle and Tottenham.
The Magpies and Spurs are likewise pursuing Timberthe more attack-minded of Feyenoord’s midfield duo. Lumber is at his most reliable when launching among those rupturing encounter the charge location, driving through bodies and carrying on forward from deep. The twin sibling of Toolbox protector Jurrien has 7 objectives this season, more than double his tally from 2023/24.
Mats Wieffer is a veteran target
24-year-old Wieffer, while a great ball-striker of his own, is more defensively-minded by trade. The previous Excelsior enforcer averages 2.9 effective deals with per video game, the third-best of any Eredivisie midfielder (WhoScored.
Wieffer, supposedly valued at around ₤ 22 million (Sportmight maximize Alexis Mac Allister to press on and pull the strings in the last 3rd if he turns into one of the very first finalizings of the Slot period.
His present– and possibly future — manager thinks it is not out of the worlds of possibility that Wieffer might turn into one of the world’s finest footballers if he continues the development he has actually made because relocating to Feyenoord in 2022.
“Mats Wieffer has actually made a mega leap in regards to advancement. I can truly take pleasure in that,” Slot informed Voetbal International just recently. “So huge that, if he does that once again, he will end up being the very best gamer on the planet.
“That is obviously impractical, for any footballer. Mats can get even much better.”
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