Liverpool tipped to model next signing off £100k-p/w “huge asset” – Report
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Speaking to Premier League Daily via the Daily Express, Liverpool legend John Barnes believes that we should model our next signing off rival Chelsea midfielder Danny Drinkwater – with the ex-attacker claiming a player of that mould would suit Jurgen Klopp.
Barnes, who made 317 league starts for the Reds over a decade-long spell, scoring 84 goals in that time, was a member of Liverpool’s last league title-winning squad from 1990 who now plies his trade as a pundit.
The 56-year-old, speaking to Premier League Daily via the Express, has now claimed that an underrated player in the mould of Drinkwater would go under the radar of rivals Man City – giving Liverpool the chance to swoop in on a technician who isn’t star-studded but worth the effort.
Should Liverpool model their next signing off Danny Drinkwater?
While giving no names, Barnes claims this philosophy of finding underrated gems could serve the Reds well in years to come – going on to claim City will always need to buy extravagant ‘special‘ players.
Drinkwater, who is currently on loan at Aston Villa, was a member of the 2015/2016 Leicester City title-winning team where he silently impressed alongside star midfielder N’Golo Kante.
The £100,000-per-week man, although failing to live up to those lofty heights since, is still highly rated by a few of his peers – with fellow pundit Paul Robinson, speaking to Football Insider, claiming he is still a ‘huge asset’.
While Barnes didn’t exactly claim Liverpool should go for Drinkwater, he claims a player of that calibre would be suited to Anfield, but who it should be remains entirely debatable.