Liverpool and Michael Edwards are robbing clubs in the market
Liverpool and the sporting director pulled off some great business in what is looking more and more like a quiet transfer window for the Reds.
On Wednesday afternoon the Reds announced a double signing (sort of). They added another defender in young Dutchman, Sepp van den Berg.
The 17-year-old joins the Anfield side from PEC Zwolle. Not the Dutchman (Matthijs de Ligt) all Reds wanted, however, he is a player who was wanted by some other big European hitters like Bayern Munich.
The second of two moves transpiring in one day, a £7 million transfer of Rafael Camacho back to Sporting CP. A permanent move that sees the Reds receive £5m up front and £2m in add-ons later.
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So how is Liverpool robbing the others?
According to the Mirror, the Reds will pay £1.3m for the centre half, Sepp van den Berg. But will have to pay £4.4m once he plays his 350th game for Liverpool.
"The fee is tiny by today’s standards, and shows Klopp is content with the team he has built at Liverpool and is now planning for the future.But the Reds may be required to pay PEC Zwolle an additional £3.1m – a grand total of £4.4m – due to a clause in Van den Berg’s new contract, which will be triggered when he makes 350 appearances for the Anfield club. (via. The Mirror)"
That’s nothing in today’s market for what teams are paying for top talents of the future in football today. Sepp has made 15 appearances for PEC Zwolle, helping his old club to a 13th place finish last season.
That’s some good mileage for a young player and Liverpool should be ransomed for more money by PEC. Especially after the figures, Liverpool racked up last season.
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Then you get Camacho
Not as fortunate as van den Berg to feature at the top level as much. However, the team he resided in the Portuguese had tougher opponents playing for the same positions as him. Nonetheless, if Trent Alexander-Arnold could force his way into the side, so could Rafael Camacho.
He made one first team appearance. This, during a time Jurgen had tremendous problems at the back, both in fullback and centre back. The German still opted to go with other alternatives opposed to Camacho.
One showing and he returns to his old club for £7m? Great business for the men in red.
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Staying true to their mould
You have to respect Klopp, Edwards and Liverpool for how they’ve managed their business in the rise of the Reds. What’s happened off the field behind closed doors has certainly had a positive impact on what success Liverpool achieves on the pitch.
The only time they’ve gone outside of their transfer mould was when they acquired van Dijk and Alisson Becker. Thankfully, the two paid off almost immediately after their Champions League triumph, after both enjoyed their first full seasons, respectively.
Currently, there is no denying Liverpool along with Fenway Sports Group (FSG) are winning at life in the modern day game, and transfer market.