Liverpool may be up for sale and Rafa Benitez’s future in the balance but they are still making transfer plans.
However, their sights will not be on established stars.
A measure of
the kind of player they will be chasing is their interest in Feyenoord’s
19-year-old
winger Georginio Wijnaldum.
Kop that: Liverpool are interested in Feyenoord teenager Georginio Wijnaldum
And new Liverpool chairman Martin Broughton faces a tough proposition selling the club if they fail to reach the Champions League.
New club sponsor Standard Chartered have paid £80million for a four-year deal but qualifying for the Champion League is one the prerequisites for the full amount.