Andy Robertson is Liverpool’s third longest-serving present participant (having joined a month after Mo Salah in 2017), however would possibly he have already performed his ultimate recreation for the Reds?
Fabrizio Romano reported final weekend that Atletico Madrid have already entered into discussions over a possible swoop for the 31-year-old, with the Italian switch guru subsequently indicating that the left-back gained’t make any determination on his future till after his summer time holidays.
Our quantity 26 might see his game-time diminished considerably if he stays at Anfield, with the Premier League champions anticipated to clinch the signing of Milos Kerkez within the subsequent week, and one insider has now outlined how the potential exit of the long-serving Scot is being seen internally in L4.
Robertson open to Atletico transfer and Liverpool gained’t stand in his means
Ex-Manchester United chief scout Mick Brown – who stays well-connected throughout the recreation – has claimed that Robertson gained’t be a part of one other Premier League membership out of respect for Liverpool however could be open to signing for Atletico, a transfer which might obtain his present employers’ blessing.
He informed Soccer Insider: “They’ve been seeking to substitute Robertson. I feel Kerkez is a top-class choice; he’ll go to Liverpool and begin each week. That opens the door for Robertson to go away and there’s going to be a good bit of curiosity, as a result of a couple of Premier League golf equipment had thought-about a transfer.
“He’s very a lot now a Liverpool participant in that he’s actually purchased into the membership. He’s acquired that reference to the followers and the membership, and I can’t see him eager to go and play for an additional Premier League facet at this stage.
“From what I hear, he desires to make that transfer to Atletico Madrid. There’s curiosity there and Liverpool are prepared to let him go, so it’s one to look at.”
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Robertson could be an enormous loss to Liverpool
Brown additionally claimed for Soccer Insider that both Robertson or Kostas Tsimikas will depart Anfield this summer time – the query is, which one?
We actually wouldn’t blame the Scotland captain for being tempted by the chance to play for Atletico, each from knowledgeable and a life-style sense, and his obvious reluctance to go straight from Liverpool to a different Premier League facet attests to his class.
It’d even be comprehensible if he’d discover it troublesome to just accept the agency chance of being a backup participant for the Reds if he had been to remain put, with Kerkez more likely to are available in as an instantaneous starter for Arne Slot, however he’d nonetheless be an infinite loss to the champions.
His affect in performing as a mentor for the Hungarian – and for different younger gamers within the LFC dressing room – could be huge if he stays on the membership, simply as James Milner had a vital behind-the-scenes position throughout the squad even after he’d misplaced his place in Jurgen Klopp’s common beginning XI.
Liverpool are unlikely to face in Robertson’s means if he desires to take the chance to play within the Spanish capital, however we cling to the hope that he’ll finally determine to both see out the ultimate 12 months of his contract at Anfield and even lengthen his keep past that.
