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Liverpool may discover themselves in critical want of a participant like Arthur Theate this summer time.
If the Merseysiders don’t play their playing cards proper, they’re at critical danger of needing to interchange Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold in the identical switch window.
On high of that, Arne Slot’s males are understood to be available in the market for a brand new left-back amid ongoing hyperlinks with Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez.
One may think that sporting director Richard Hughes and his recruitment group shall be eager to restrict the necessity for critical reinforcements within the upcoming window.
Nonetheless, it may be useful to have a person like Theate, who they have been beforehand understood to carry curiosity in, of their again pocket.
Arthur Theate has been linked with Liverpool
(Picture by Alex Grimm/Getty Photographs)
Fabrizio Romano’s newest replace on the beforehand Liverpool-linked defender on X (previously Twitter) will certainly intrigue Reds followers nonetheless aware of the previous Stade Rennais man.
The Italian switch professional now experiences that 24-year-old’s scenario is ‘one to comply with in summer time’ amid ongoing curiosity from Premier League outfits.
? Arthur Theate scenario, one to comply with in summer time after glorious performances at Eintracht Frankfurt.
Premier League golf equipment are monitoring the centre again who was near Al Ittihad final summer time then joined Eintracht.
He’s thought-about key participant by the German membership. pic.twitter.com/wOPoJwAbD8
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 1, 2025
Theate’s present contract is ready to run till June of 2029, with the footballer allegedly (in keeping with Capology) incomes £58.5k-a-week at Frankfurt.
Liverpool want a brand new centre-back
Even ought to the Anfield-based giants handle to maintain maintain of skipper Van Dijk no less than, there’s arguably nonetheless a justifiable want for a centre-back signing.
The Bundesliga star, particularly, ought to be of curiosity given his potential to characteristic at left-back – what has been an issue place for Liverpool in 2024/25.
A fast look at his stats would counsel the Reds wouldn’t be signing an aerially dominant successor for his or her prized No.4.
If something, Arthur Theate comes throughout as a long-awaited alternative for Virgil van Dijk’s former defensive associate, Joel Matip.
The Belgian seems solely at east progressing the ball both with a go or by carrying possession up the pitch himself.
Participant
Progressive passes
Progressive carries
Arthur Theate
5.68
1.72
Virgil van Dijk
4.91
0.49
* Stats (per 90) courtesy of FBref
Whether or not this can be a desired trait for Arne Slot’s mind-set stays to be seen.
Nonetheless, there’s no query the ex-Crimson’s fashion of play proved useful for Slot’s predecessor, Jurgen Klopp, in the course of the prior peak of the membership’s powers.
