Liverpool are looking to improve their midfield this summer, and they have been linked with Manu Kone and Alexis Mac Allister in recent weeks.
Liverpool are hoping to sign Manu Kone from Borussia Monchengladbach and Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer transfer. According to journalist Christian Falk, Liverpool might have been handed an interesting advantage in their pursuit of Kone.
Apparently, the son of Liverpool sporting director Jorg Schmadtke has been appointed as an executive at Borussia Monchengladbach. It is fair to assume that it could help Liverpool sign the 22-year-old midfielder this summer.
This Move could make the Transfer of Manu Koné (@borussia Mönchengladbach) for Liverpool easier: Nils Schmadtke is working for the Sportdirector of Mönchengladbach now. Nils is the son of Jörg Schmadtke, new sportdirector of Liverpool
— Christian Falk (@cfbayern) June 3, 2023
Kone has been a key player for Gladbach, and he has the potential to develop into a top-class midfielder. Liverpool could use an athletic midfielder like him who will add presence and power to their midfield. He could be an excellent long-term acquisition for the Reds.
Meanwhile, Alexis Mac Allister has been linked with the move to Anfield for weeks now. The 24-year-old has been a key player for Brighton, scoring 12 goals for them across all competitions. He helped them secure European qualification and is now looking to join a bigger club capable of winning trophies.
Mac Allister managed to win the World Cup with Argentina earlier this season, and Liverpool are now closing in on a deal to sign him. The midfielder’s cousin has now revealed that a transfer is close and the player will be heading will be joining a big club like Liverpool next season.
“Well, I cannot say where he’s going to play, but I think everyone knows he’s close to (joining) Liverpool,” Guaycochea told Stadium Astro. “It’s a big team, but wherever he goes, I hope he can play well.”
Here we go, as confirmed by Alexis Mac Allister's cousin
Done deal to @LFC 👀pic.twitter.com/jjGpqH6VVS
— Stadium Astro 🇲🇾 (@stadiumastro) June 3, 2023
Liverpool needed to add some creativity and goals to their midfield, especially after the departure of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who will officially leave the Merseyside club as a free agent when the summer transfer window opens next month.
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Mac Allister is already well-settled in the Premier League, and he should be able to make an immediate impact at Liverpool next season. Both Kone and Mac Allister are quite young and are likely to develop further with coaching and experience. They could develop into indispensable assets for Klopp in the coming seasons.
