Premier League leaders Liverpool reportedly want Harit but can Klopp convince Schalke coach David Wagner to sell his prize asset to Anfield?
Liverpool are keeping close tabs on Schalke starlet Amine Harit, according to Corriere dello Sport, with Jurgen Klopp potentially hoping to strike a deal with his good friend David Wagner.
Many of the world’s greatest footballing talents have graduated with flying colours from the Veltins Arena finishing school in recent years. Mesut Ozil, Manuel Neuer, Leroy Sane, Julian Draxler, Ilkay Gundogan and Joel Matip all rose through the ranks in Gelsenkirchen and Harit is dancing and prancing down a well-trodden path.
The Moroccan international exploded onto the scene two years ago amid comparisons with the legendary Zinedine Zidane.
Yet anyone who has watched Harit float like a butterfly and sting like a bee in the Bundesliga this season will have to admit that there is something very Zidane-esque about the way the 22-year-old pirouettes away from challenges and splits defences like a knife through warm butter.
Harit has scored five goals in 11 Bundesliga games since Wagner took over at Schalke, winning games almost single-handedly for Germany’s sleeping giants.
Corriere dello Sport claims that Harit’s game-changing displays have caught the eye of Klopp, who might have to have a few awkward conversations with his long-time ally in the Schalke hot seat.
Harit is valued at around £17 million, the report adds, a pocket change fee for a club like Liverpool.
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