Liverpool have been linked with three targets which would see four players at the club share two names next season. Could such a quirky occurrence happen?
Do Liverpool have a bright future?
That is the question fans desperately want to know, after suffering numerous inadequate showing from the team this season.
It is clear, irrespective of cup success, that Kenny Dalglish’s squad is not up to scratch and in need of new faces.
Who, is a matter of conjecture at this point, and there have been several interesting names linked with a summer transfer.
In recent days there have been a Spaniard and a Mexican, both by the surname of Herrera.
Lesser known is Mexican winger Hector Herrera, 22, who plays across the Atlantic for Pachuca.
He told television stations in his own country he had met with a Liverpool scout, while the club’s director admitted they have some sort of ‘first option’ deal with Liverpool should they choose to sell.
More well known, but still very much considered a prospect at this early stage of the year is Ander Herrera of Athletic Bilbao.
Herrera has been likened to a ‘Spanish Gerrard’ and helped Bilbao take Manchester United apart over two legs last month.
He scored for Spain’s under-21 side against England last season, on their route to tournament success. He would be more affordable than his also highly-rated teammate Javi Martinez, with figures of £15 million mooted.
The sticking point from Liverpool’s point of view is the reported interest from both Manchester United and Manchester City, which makes any deal more complicated than the prospective capture of his namesake Hector.
The Latin pair would absolutely inject new life into Liverpool’s squad, who could do with a new winger and a new central midfielder.
Interestingly they could be not the only duo sharing the same name in Liverpool’s attack next season.
Luis Suarez, who recently announced his intention to stay at the club- distancing himself from PSG rumours- could be joined by Argentine Matias Suarez.
Suarez is a striker who can play on the wing, and is just 23. He currently plays for Belgian club Anderlecht and has also been linked with signing for Arsenal.
A report in the Mirror at the end of last month claimed Liverpool are leading the chase for his summer signature, but no less than 15 clubs are monitoring him.
Whether the club can pull off transfers for all three remains to be seen, as much as whether having four players sharing two names will be a commentator’s nightmare or make their job easier.
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