Liverpool have two gamers emerging as possible transfer targets for Saudi Pro League club Al Ettifaq, according to Ben Jacobs.
Talking completely to CaughtOffside for his Each day Briefing column, Jacobs unveiled that supervisor Steven Gerrard held a 3-hour transfer conference with the club lately, with Reds duo Joel Matip and Joe Gomez amid the names outlined and mentioned.
Liverpool bought Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi golf equipment past summertime, and one imagines there could be some openness to letting a squad participant like Gomez go away, although Matip also appears to be set to be available in the coming months as he’s edging at any time nearer to being a totally free agent.
“Ettifaq are checking out a selection of ambitious possibilities the two in January and this summer season to bolster Gerrard’s squad. Two Al-Ettifaq targets for this window are Fenerbahce’s Ryan Kent and Al-Hilal’s Abdulellah Al-Malki. Steven Gerrard was part of a 3-hour recruitment meeting on Monday exactly where Liverpool’s Joel Matip and Joe Gomez, and Villa’s Bertrand Traore, were also talked about for summertime 2024,” Jacobs stated.
“Some of these names might be introduced to Henderson to assist reassure him of long run strategies and the task. The England midfielder is thought to be self-representing, and really should he locate a genuine suitor Ettifaq’s ‘not for sale’ stance could nevertheless be tested, but it is undoubtedly not an simple exit to facilitate.”
With Jordan Henderson documented as hunting for a way out of Al Ettifaq, it could be that gamers like Matip and Gomez are staying eyed up to support continue to keep the England global delighted and aid him feel more settled at the club alongside two of his previous LFC teammates.
