Liverpool have been offered Matheus Cunha with Jurgen Klopp now weighing up whether to bring the Atletico Madrida attacker to Merseyside.
90Min claim that Cunha’s representatives are offering him out to a host of Premier League clubs despite a move to Wolverhampton Wanderers seemingly being close.
Wolves boss Julen Lopetegui claims ‘Cunha is close’ to signing for Wolves even with other clubs weighing up a move for him.
Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester United and Newcastle United have now all been offered the chance to sign Cunha.
The Brazilian attacker has only started two league games this season and hasn’t scored a La Liga goal this term.
The 23-year-old clearly needs to leave Atletico and their exit from the Champions League in the group stage makes a deal very possible.
Cunha has been likened to Roberto Firmino amid Liverpool link
Cunha may be quite appealing to Liverpool if they do decide to sign an attacker in January.
AS claimed earlier this year that the Reds made a bid for Cunha which was rejected, and Liverpool then moved on to sign Luis Diaz instead.
That at least shows that Cunha has admirers inside Liverpool and they may still fancy him despite a disappointing season to date.
Interestingly, Cunha has been compared to a current Liverpool star.
The official Bundesliga website compares Cunha to Roberto Firmino, highlighting his ability to drift into midfield to pick up possession and supply his attacking teammates.
Add in some enormous pressing numbers and you can see why Cunha has been likened to Firmino, whose all-round game has been a feature of the Jurgen Klopp era.
The problem for Liverpool now is that Firmino is now 31 and is out of contract at the end of the season.
A new deal could be in the pipeline but Liverpool do need to think about a succession plan with Firmino.
Finding somebody who brings everything that Firmino provides won’t be easy; there simply aren’t that many players around.
Cunha could grow into the star that Firmino has become though and Liverpool may be tempted to make a move – but they will have to do it quickly.
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