Liverpool could be set to hijack Manchester City’s potential move for PSG youngster Warren Zaire-Emery.
RMC Sport (via Get French Football News) that the Merseysiders join Borussia Dortmund in expressing interest in the 17-year-old.
Pep Guardiola’s men have allegedly leveraged the French outfit’s interest in Bernardo Silva, suggesting a potential exchange deal that would see the teenager go the other way to the Etihad – an option the publication claims Les Parisiens rebuffed.
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An ideal signing for Liverpool?
We at Empire of the Kop previously pointed out the fallacy of signing another under six foot midfielder at a time when we’re looking to restore a sense of physical presence in the middle of the park.
Standing at 5’10”, Zaire-Emery wouldn’t exactly inspire that, even despite some impressive statistics recorded by FB Ref, with the midfielder registering in the 97th percentile for pass completion, 90th percentile for successful take-ons.
At 17 years of age, of course, one would hardly expect the Frenchman to be a serious contender for a starting role in Jurgen Klopp’s side, so it’s perhaps one avenue worth exploring to further future-proof the squad.