As per his column for the BBC, former Liverpool midfielder Danny Murphy is confident that the club has a backup plan ready after losing out on the transfer of Romeo Lavia and Moises Caicedo to Chelsea.After agreeing on a £111m bid with Brighton for Caicedo, Liverpool could not close the deal out for the Ecuadorian as he wanted to go to Chelsea.The Reds had a summer long interest in Lavia. However, they were hesitant in meeting Southampton’s demand of £50m to sign the Belgian international.
After seeing the third bid for the 19-year-old rejected by the Championship side, the club did all that work on Caicedo which ultimately turned out to be a waste.
All in all, Liverpool have made a fool out of themselves. Had they made a £50m bid for Lavia weeks ago, the Belgian would have been our player because he initially wanted to come to Anfield.
Now, we are in a situation where the club must find ways to make the remaining 17 days of the window count. Murphy believes they have a backup plan ready. Here’s an excerpt from his piece in the BBC:
“I’d be amazed if there wasn’t one [backup plan].”
The problem with the failed Caicedo transfer is the fact that the whole world knows Liverpool are capable of spending £100m+ on a player.
It also showed the club’s desperation because the current squad does not have an out-and-out defensive midfielder.
Alexis Mac Allister started there against Chelsea and had a decent game. But, we all know the Argentinian is better as a number eight with the freedom to create chances or score goals in the final third.
