Emile Heskey has stated that he’d like to see Liverpool signing RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande because of the ‘unpredictability’ that he provides.
Final month, CaughtOffside reported that the Reds have the ‘strongest’ curiosity out of the quite a few golf equipment who’ve been linked with the 19-year-old, who has beforehand proclaimed to be a childhood fan of the Merseysie giants.
Bundesliga insider Christian Falk has claimed that Anfield chiefs have been ‘fascinated with’ a possible €100m (£87.2m) transfer for the Ivory Coast worldwide and will even make a proposal to the Purple Bull-owned membership within the coming weeks, regardless of the switch market now being shut till the summer season.
Heskey makes the case for Liverpool to signal Diomande
Chatting with Ace Odds, Heskey was requested if he feels that Diomande ought to be a main goal for Liverpool over the following few months, and his response was very a lot within the affirmative.
The previous Reds striker stated: “Somebody like Yan Diomande provides you that unpredictability and runs in behind and creates possibilities. The factor with Diomande is you can put him up entrance as nicely.
“Defenders don’t like when gamers are working behind on a regular basis, and that’s what he does as a result of he’s a winger.
“These are the issues that I believe forwards have misplaced a bit of bit. Usually now, they don’t need to become involved within the recreation. They need to wait within the field, however we want these gamers, particularly after [Luis] Diaz left.
“The defenders must take two steps again when taking part in towards Diomande, which creates extra room, after which different gamers can produce extra.”
Diomande may rejuvenate Liverpool’s much-criticised assault
Throughout a irritating run of attracts in January, John Aldridge was amongst those that criticised Liverpool’s attacking play for being too ponderous, with opposition defences simply in a position to deal with the Reds’ ahead menace as long as they had been well-organised.
Whereas scoring 10 objectives in our final two video games has been a welcome change of tempo, it’ll take greater than a few matches for sceptics to be satisfied that Arne Slot’s group have been reworked into an unstoppable pressure of nature in assault.
Together with his ‘fast ft and tempo to burn’ (Bundesliga.com), Diomande might be precisely the form of participant to get Kopites off their seats and have them brimming with anticipation each time he will get the ball – much like the thrill that Rio Ngumoha has generated in his fledgling first-team profession to this point.
The RB Leipzig winger additionally provides substance to go together with the fashion, contributing eight objectives and 6 assists in 21 video games this season, and he can readily swap between the left and proper flanks (Transfermarkt).
The qualities that Heskey highlighted are backed up by a statistic from WhoScored that the 19-year-old has accomplished by far essentially the most dribbles of any participant within the Bundesliga this season with 60 – teammate Antonio Nusa is subsequent on the checklist with 43.
Diomande could nicely present that unpredictability in assault which’d have Anfield oozing, and whereas he actually wouldn’t come low cost, the proof of latest months would recommend that he’s able to changing into a real show-stopper of a ahead over the approaching years.
You’ll be able to watch Slot’s full pre-Manchester Metropolis press convention beneath, through Empire of the Kop on YouTube:
