Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has proven to be a master of bringing the best out of a number of forward players he has brought to Merseyside during his time at the club.
From former Southampton star Sadio Mane to the all-action livewire, Luis Diaz. But could another dancing and twinkle-toed winger be on the club’s transfer radar?
That’s what has been suggested with Athletic Club star and Spain international, Nico Williams, who bettered a certain Kylian Mbappe in the speed department at the Qatar World Cup.
Despite Spain getting dumped out during the round of 16 stage, when Madrid-born, Achraf Hakimi, took off his heart monitor and executed a Panenka penalty as Morocco knocked out Luis Enrique’s side via a shootout, it was still a tournament of progression for Williams.
Over in the Middle East, it was posted by Sky Sports that he recorded a top speed of 22.08 (MPH), that’s the second-fastest at this year’s winter World Cup and quicker than the current top-scorer of the tournament, Kylian Mbappe, who has recorded a top speed of 21.87 (MPH).
And at 20-years-old, he is only going to get stronger, quicker and more agile than he already is.
LIVERPOOL’S INTEREST IN WILLIAMS
A player of flair, dynamism and intelligence, Williams is cooking up to be a fine footballer on the Spanish stage.
Whilst his 28-year-old brother, Inaki Williams, is the more familiar face of the footballing family and a Ghana international, it’s the young gun that’s now showing real promise in La Liga.
There are suggestions that Liverpool are keeping tabs on the rising wonderkid – he has less than two years left on his current deal – but it seems as though the Reds have been planning a move for some while for the kid.
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