In keeping with experiences from Spain, Liverpool are amongst 4 Premier League golf equipment exhibiting an curiosity in snapping up a present star of the English high flight.
Having had a deadline day transfer for Marc Guehi swept from beneath them by Crystal Palace at the beginning of September, the Reds have seemingly not given up of their pursuit of the Eagles captain, in accordance with an replace from Fabrizio Romano over the previous 24 hours.
Stories from elsewhere counsel that the England worldwide isn’t the one defender in Oliver Glasner’s squad who’s on the want checklist at Anfield.
Liverpool exhibiting a ‘real curiosity’ in Daniel Munoz
On Tuesday night time, Spanish outlet Fichajes reported that Liverpool have proven a ‘real curiosity’ in Palace right-back Daniel Munoz, whose ‘attacking profile’ is claimed to be an excellent match for the Reds’ ‘direct type of play.
Chelsea and each Manchester golf equipment are additionally believed to be focusing on the Colombia worldwide, who Selhurst Park chiefs unsurprisingly haven’t any intention of promoting given the super affect he’s been making in south London.
Munoz is famend for his extraordinary athleticism
The 29-year-old has been having fun with a powerful season for Glasner’s facet, with 4 objectives and two assists from a proper wing-back place earlier than a current knee damage stopped him in his tracks.
A deep-dive evaluation from Opta describes him as a ‘relentless roadrunner’ for the bottom that he covers and ‘an absolute freak of nature’ by way of the power and athleticism that he brings, with Munoz significantly standing out for the frequency of his high-intensity runs.
It comes as no shock that he ranks extremely for attacking metrics compared to different full-backs in Europe’s 5 primary leagues over the previous yr, however because the desk beneath exhibits (citing figures from FBref), he’s additionally fairly proficient at finishing up his core defensive duties.
Per 90 minutes
Percentile amongst positional friends
Non-penalty objectives
0.14
93rd (high 7%)
Touches in attacking penalty space
3.02
93rd
Non-penalty xG
0.11
ninetieth
Pictures
1.01
eightieth
Tackles
2.87
93rd
Aerial duels gained
1.49
84th
Interceptions
1.26
79th
Clearances
3.59
78th
The Colombian is an excellent participant to observe, however in actuality it’s tough to envisage Liverpool pushing the boat out to signal him. Firstly, we all know from the pursuit of Guehi simply how tough it may be to finish a signing from Palace.
Additionally, at 29, he doesn’t match the age profile of a typical FSG signing, and Arne Slot already has Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong vying for the right-back berth within the Reds’ beginning XI, though damage issues for each have led to midfielders like Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones being redeployed on account of necessity.
We’d take these switch hyperlinks with a pinch of salt for now till they’re corroborated by different sources nearer to house, however we are able to very a lot perceive why big-budget Premier League sides could be eyeing a swoop for Munoz.
You may watch Slot’s full post-Brighton press convention beneath, by way of Empire of the Kop on YouTube:
