Liverpool 'missed out' on £43m star but won't regret Jurgen Klopp transfer u-turn
Liverpool might have successfully overseen an £150m midfield overhaul this summer, but they were not able to complete all of their desired incoming transfer business.
Jurgen Klopp admitted back in May that the Reds would also be in the market for a new centre-back. However, the unexpected departures of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabia instead resulted in Liverpool recruiting Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch, having already signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai before the start of pre-season.
Ideally favouring a left-sided centre-back, Liverpool had liked the look of Levi Colwill at Chelsea. But once he signed a new long-term contract at Stamford Bridge, it soon became clear that, having needed to sign additional midfielders, the Reds’ search for a new defender would have to wait.
The England Under-21s international wasn’t the only centre-back Liverpool were reportedly interested in this summer though. They also found themselves heavily linked with a move for Micky van de Ven, with Reds sporting director Jorge Schmadtke having already signed the young Dutchman once for his former club, VfL Wolfsburg.
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Asked about such speculation when representing the Netherlands at this summer’s Under-21s European Championships, the 22-year-old admitted that he was aware that Liverpool were interested in his services. Meanwhile, earlier in the year, he declared that it would be ‘a dream’ to one day play at Anfield.
“Of course, I read everything,” he told ESPN back in June, quoted by HITC, when asked about links with Liverpool. "I have good
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