As part of Pep Lijnders’ already successful plan, Liverpool “tabled a $125 million transfer bid” for the new Fabinho.
A high-profile transfer ‘no’ from Moisés Caicedo was received by Liverpool, but it appears that they were also met with a second refusal. At least Pep Lijnders’ strategy is succeeding.
Liverpool watched their Fabinho plan be shot down.
Wataru End was ultimately the limit of Liverpool’s hiring this summer for the number six position. The veteran Stuttgart player was a last-ditch effort after Chelsea ultimately outbid a club record offer for Moisés Caicedo.
For Jürgen Klopp to ‘forget’ Fabinho, there was another strategy, according to AS. Liverpool made a significant push in the “last days of the market” even after End was signed.
The Reds reportedly knocked on Newcastle’s door and offered Bruno Guimares for $125 million (£100 million/€117 million). He received a “resounding no,” although he is still on Liverpool’s short list.
Excellent player Guimares possesses many of the attributes midfielder Liverpool wants. The boat, though, has undoubtedly been missed since he relocated to Newcastle. There is a perception that the team could need to act more forcefully for some targets after FSG was successful in luring Ryan Gravenberch back in the summer after he had transferred elsewhere.
Plan by Lijnder is already effective
Pep Lijnders conducted an enlightening interview with Training Ground Guru last month. He described an invention he had developed at the AXA Training Center in it:
“I suggested to Jurgen that we make a set piece pitch because I had this notion.
So, after training today, we spent 15 minutes there, and I built four boxes with a net in the middle of them. Only in-swingers are being trained on one side, and on both sides, I’ve placed this basketball net at the spot where I want players to shoot at it.
“Only wide free kicks on one box, only penalties and straight free kicks on the other, and a finishing workout in the D. The players are switched for 15 minutes.
The ECHO notes that the strategy is already successful. Liverpool has scored two goals this season from set pieces after producing 16 shots from corners alone.
Naturally, Lijnders and his invention cannot claim all the glory. Liverpool has actually long been one of the teams that prioritizes set pieces, and it frequently benefits from doing so. But it appears that this most recent modification to the practice field will keep Klopp’s team on the cutting edge.
