Recent reports suggest that Jurgen Klopp may be tempted to match Watford’s £40 million valuation for winger Ismaila Sarr. The Liverpool FC boss had been earlier believed to be over two minds to shell out a seemingly large transfer fee to sign the 22-year old attacker in this summer’s transfer window.
However, with the Reds’ frontline misfiring of late and the backup options in Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri too looking out of sorts in front of goal, Sarr’s addition to Klopp’s camp may be a pivotal point for the Premier League champions ahead of next season.
Moreover, Sadio Mane’s future in the Liverpool FC shirt has come under a cloud of doubt recently following media speculation that the Senegalese attacker is being targeted by FC Barcelona to replace Lionel Messi, who has handed in a transfer request at the Spanish giants.
And Sarr is being thought of by the Reds’ management as the ideal target to replace his fellow Senegalese in Klopp’s playing XI should the 28-year old Mane choose to leave the Merseyside club for the Camp Nou outfit. Both winger’s style of play is characterized by terrorizing opposition backlines through their incredible pace and control on the ball.
However, a concrete transfer approach for the 22-year old Sarr rests upon Liverpool FC’s ability to secure a big-money signing this summer, something that Klopp has ruled out in his interviews of late.
