Danny Murphy has backed Liverpool’s reported plan to sign Jack Butland.
The domestic transfer window shuts this evening and Liverpool have been linked with a move for the 27-year-old.
According to The Mirror, there have been negotiations between the Reds and Stoke City for him to join the Premier League champions.
There are major question marks over Adrian following a number of high-profile mistakes in 2020 so far, with Alisson out injured.
Butland was tipped for stardom once upon a time but the former England international – who has nine caps – is now warming the bench for a Championship club, illustrating his fall from grace.
And former Liverpool midfielder Murphy believes that a move for Butland makes total sense.
He told Football Index podcast on YouTube: “I quite like the thought of that, yeah. Jack Butland is trying to find himself again after a really good start to his career.
“He’s fallen by the wayside so this might be a tremendous opportunity to go to a wonderful club, learn from a brilliant goalkeeper, regain some confidence and start again. This makes sense to me. I think that’d be a clever bit of business.”
This does make sense and it doesn’t.
On the one hand, Butland – who is earning £35,000 per week right now – is clearly a talented goalkeeper and if Liverpool can pick him up for next to nothing, with his contract expiring next summer, then why wouldn’t they?
That being said, if Butland can’t get a game for the Potters then why would he be a better option than Adrian to replace Alisson?
The window shuts at 5pm this evening and it’ll be fascinating to see whether this one has legs.
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