The teammate of 1 Premier League participant on the epicentre of switch hypothesis has suggested him to think about becoming a member of Liverpool, regardless of his desire seemingly being elsewhere.
Ben Jacobs claimed earlier this week that Joao Pedro is amongst 4 strikers on the Reds’ shortlist of potential replacements for the seemingly exit-bound Darwin Nunez, though Newcastle and Chelsea have additionally been strongly linked with Brighton’s quantity 9 (The Telegraph).
There’s an acceptance on the Amex Stadium that the 23-year-old will go away this summer season, and one Seagulls participant has made the case for a transfer to Anfield.
Igor Julio implores Joao Pedro to think about becoming a member of Liverpool
Talking to Diogo Magri of Trivela (through Sussex World), Brighton defender Igor Julio mentioned: “João Pedro had already instructed Brighton a while in the past that his need was to depart, search new issues, take the subsequent step. It appears it will likely be troublesome and sophisticated for him to remain right here. We’ve got to be trustworthy, the membership already is aware of that.”
The Seagulls’ quantity 3 continued: “I instructed him that he has to consider what he needs from his profession. In my view, if I had been going to a ‘large 6’ crew, I’d go to a crew that competes within the Premier League, performs within the Champions League and is all the time able to win.
“I’d go to Liverpool and I feel he would slot in completely at Liverpool. It’s as a result of I’ve all the time dreamed of taking part in for Liverpool and I’d go there. He all the time instructed me that he actually needs to dwell in London, so I feel he’ll prioritise what comes from there first.”
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Pedro is proficient however Liverpool can have issues over temperament
Julio’s causes for encouraging Pedro to snub his capital-based suitors for the Reds make good sense, with Arne Slot’s facet the reigning Premier League champions and more likely to be available in the market for a brand new centre-forward this summer season.
Having hit double figures within the prime flight final season and scored 30 instances in 70 Brighton appearances since his £30m transfer from Watford two years in the past, the Brazilian has confirmed that he could be potent on the highest stage of English soccer.
A few of his underlying efficiency figures are additionally spectacular. As per FBrefhe ranks among the many prime 3% of strikers in Europe’s 5 principal leagues over the previous yr for progressive carries per sport (3.05), the highest 4% for progressive passes per 90 minutes (3.6), and the highest 10% along with his match averages for shot-creating actions (3.33) and profitable take-ons (1.34).
These numbers would point out that Pedro is an all-action centre-forward, however generally he can take that description too actually, to the detriment of his crew.
He picked up a three-match ban in April for petulantly lashing out at Nathan Collins in Brighton’s 4-2 defeat to Brentford, and no sooner had he served that suspension than he was sidelined by Fabian Hurzeler for a reported altercation with teammate Jan Paul van Hecke in coaching (The Athletic).
These episodes should certainly increase a significant crimson flag for the Liverpool hierarchy when purchasing for a brand new striker, and if the Brazilian’s desire is for a transfer to London, Richard Hughes may duly discover it troublesome to persuade the 23-year-old to come back to Anfield as a substitute.
Julio’s recommendation is sound, but when Pedro chooses to not heed it, then LFC needn’t waste an excessive amount of time on the latter and may as a substitute look elsewhere as they search a potential alternative for Nunez.
