Jürgen Klopp is about to scout £97m RB Leipzig duo who could 'complete' his Liverpool team

Anfield Talk
by Anfield Talk July 21, 2022

 


Liverpool are creeping closer and closer to the club's first game of the season, which is now less than three weeks away. Pre-season is on the home stretch: after embarking on a tour to Asia with trips to Singapore and Thailand, Jürgen Klopp's side are back on familiar territory.

Tonight, Liverpool are set to take on RB Leipzig in a friendly, further forging the club's ties with Red Bull and giving Klopp's players a tough test to prepare them for the season ahead.

Liverpool and Red Bull's bond is no secret. Over the last few years, the Reds have conducted plenty of business with Red Bull, whose clubs deploy a similar style to Klopp's gegenpress. It is no surprise that Klopp's side will also take on Red Bull Salzburg later in their pre-season schedule.

While the first game against Leipzig will be a tough test for Klopp's side against a strong team who won the DFB Pokal and reached the semi-finals of the Europa League last season, it may not just be the Reds' performance that the Liverpool boss will be keeping an eye on.

Considering Klopp's tendency to work with former Red Bull players, the Liverpool manager may be keeping his eye on two players in particular who could be perfect for his system at Anfield.

The first, in Christopher Nkunku, seems tailor-made for Liverpool. Versatile, aggressive and elegant in possession with the intelligence to pop up in the right spaces and create chances for his teammates, Nkunku is the quintessential Klopp forward and his playing style is comparable to that of Roberto Firmino.

It is no surprise the Frenchman has already been linked with a move to Liverpool in the past, and despite signing a new long-term contract with Leipzig this summer, he will still be on the club's radar if he continues the red-hot form which saw him hit 32 goals and register 20 assists last season in just 50 games.

Valued at £72m by Transfermarkt, Liverpool will likely have to pay a fee of around that figure in order to lure him to the club. Whether FSG have the means to do so could be the only obstacle in Nkunku's way.