From Spain: Liverpool eye €60m star to already replace struggling Slot signing
Liverpool are reportedly eyeing up a potential transfer move for Alejandro Balde as he’s made available by Barcelona for the right price.
According to Fichajes, the Catalan giants are prepared to accept around €60m to let Balde go, with sporting director Deco unsure about the player.
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It remains to be seen if anyone will come in for Balde, but Fichajes suggest that Liverpool could be suitors to watch.
The Reds could certainly do with making a change at left-back, with last summer’s signing Milos Kerkez proving unconvincing, while Andrew Robertson looks set to leave at the end of this season.
Alejandro Balde to solve Liverpool’s left-back issues
Balde has perhaps not been at his very best for Barcelona this season, but on his day the 22-year-old is an elite talent.
He’s also still young enough to turn his form around and develop into an even better player, so this could be a smart signing by LFC.
At the same time, €60m is a lot to pay for someone who’s not currently performing at their best, so we’ve used our Transfer Fit rating system to score him 16/25 – medium.
| Alejandro Balde | TOTAL SCORE: 16/25 |
| Transfer fee | * |
| Performance | *** |
| Achievements | **** |
| Career phase | **** |
| Squad need | **** |
Liverpool could probably do better than Balde, but he is certainly also worth considering, with any kind of upgrade on Kerkez making sense as a priority.
The Hungary international shone during his time at Bournemouth but is yet to show that kind of form at Anfield.
Meanwhile, Robertson is about to become a free agent, so is surely heading out of Liverpool after a great career at the club.
The veteran Scotland international looks past his best now, however, with Kerkez starting over him in Arne Slot’s side for most of this season.
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