Paul Gorst has not but heard any specifics round Liverpool’s reported curiosity in Riccardo Calafiori.
This follows hypothesis within the wake of James Horncastle’s Athletic piece on the Euros 2024 sensation who has impressed with the Italian nationwide facet.
“I haven’t had that communicated to me [that Liverpool have inquired about Calafiori],” the Liverpool Echo reporter informed The Anfield Wrap’s Talking Transfers podcast.
“However one factor I might say is Richard Hughes is a lover of Italian soccer. He grew up in Italy, turned down the possibility to play for Milan as a child, after which went to Atalanta and actually grew up on a weight loss plan of Italian soccer.
“So, for me, he’s very a lot abreast of what’s taking place in Serie A and who the most recent up-and-comers are. Possibly he’s one who has been floated throughout the desk as a possible choice on Hughes’s say.”
The 22-year-old kept Luciano Spalletti’s men in the tournament with a bold run from midfield deep in extra time, shedding Mattia Zaccagni for the essential equaliser towards Croatia.
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The Bologna centre-half is reportedly available for around £42m this summer, although Juventus’ curiosity in him is kind of severe following Thiago Motta’s relocation to Turin.
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Please, please, please, Liverpool: Signal Riccardo Calafiori
Liverpool, I’m on my knees right here.
We fully respect our unlucky historical past with Italian footballers – however in some unspecified time in the future that has to alter, proper? Proper?
£42m in at this time’s cash might be round £15-20m for yesterday’s high, up-and-coming centre-half who may shake a era.
Calafiori has bought all of the instruments to make an enormous success of his enjoying profession. He seems to be fast, ‘comfy in possession’ as Paul Gorst notes, aerially competent (although but to be examined in English soccer), can play left-back, left midfield and as a left-sided centre-back. You may, fairly in all probability, stick him alongside Virgil van Dijk for a season and there wouldn’t be any issues.
Sure, there may be that probability it may all go terribly fallacious. But when Richard Hughes, well-versed within the virtues of Italian soccer, and Co. imagine he’s our man, we needs to be blowing Juventus out of the water for him.
Bologna, we’re informed, aren’t pleased with the character of Thiago Motta’s change to Serie A rivals Juventus this summer season.
What higher technique to empathise with i Rossoblu than by outbidding The Outdated Girl for Riccardo Calafiori?
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