‘If he wants to come to Liverpool’: John Barnes suggests £100m star would be perfect for Klopp – originally posted on Sportslens.com
Former Liverpool winger and club legend, John Barnes, has suggested that Declan Rice would be a good fit for the Reds.
West Ham will need to make a decision on Rice who has rejected two contract offer extensions at the club.
The 22-year-old, who has impressed heavily for England in Euro 2020, apparently wants to test himself at a bigger club.
Rice has three years left on his current contract, plus an extra 12 months to run, and West Ham are expected to demand a fee in the region of £100 million for him.
He has been linked with a move to Manchester United, but Barnes feel that Rice would be perfect for Liverpool. The former Liverpool hero has suggested that Rice is similar to Reds skipper, Jordan Henderson, in terms of their playing style.
“There have been suggestions that Declan Rice is a target for Liverpool and he would be a good fit for them.
“Liverpool like central midfield players who work hard,” said Barnes, as quoted by The Sun.
“Declan Rice isn’t going to come in and score lots of goals, he’s not going to be creative, he’s not a midfield player like David Silva, Kevin De Bruyne or Ilkay Gundogan, but Liverpool don’t need that.
“The kind of players Liverpool need are players like Rice or Yves Bissouma, hard-working midfield players who get the ball forward, make tackles, win the ball and keep it quite simple.
“He’s similar to Jordan Henderson in that way. So if he wants to come to Liverpool, he has the right profile for them.”
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Liverpool do need a new midfielder this summer, with the club checking on options to replenish the void left by Gini Wijnaldum.
Rice is a quality central midfielder and he would be a good fit for any top Premier League club, including Liverpool.
However, Liverpool are highly unlikely to move for him in the near future. The Reds won’t gamble paying such a high transfer fee for a player when good alternatives are available elsewhere.
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Author:Saikat