The Wigan Athletic winger is in-demand after some terrific performances of late. Liverpool need wide men, so would he be a good fit?
Knowing how players will adapt to new clubs is never an easy task to predict. If managers knew in advance, then it for sure would make signings a whole lot easier.
For example if Kenny Dalglish knew the miserable season Stewart Downing would endure would he still spend £20 million on him?
Would Aston Villa still spend £9.5 million on an under-performing Charles N’Zogbia?
One player looking to follow in N’Zogbia’s path out of Wigan is Victor Moses, if his agent is to be believed.
Moses’ contract expires in 2013, and rather than risk him leaving on a free, owner Dave Whelan will likely choose to cash in on him while his stock is high.
There will be many names linked with signing Moses’ – his agent has claimed nearly every Premier League club is on alert.
Tottenham, Everton and Sunderland are likely to be contenders, but one obvious interested party would be Liverpool.
The Anfield club have struggled this year in the league, and have a distinct lack of wide options who can challenge the under-performing Downing.
Moses could do just that, although Liverpool should ensure that if they do target him, they are not held to ransom.
Sunderland took the mickey out of them last season charging £20 million for Jordan Henderson, and Wigan would love to do the same.
Liverpool should offer £8 million maximum for Moses- who has one year left on his contract remember- and say take it or leave it.
Dalglish clearly does not feel Raheem Sterling is ready for the step up to first team football, even if supporters believe otherwise, so Moses could be a good alternative on the wing, with the ability to play on either flank. Only 21, he still presents an outstanding prospect for the future.
What is unclear, and what we are asking, is whether the move would be ‘too big’ for Moses or too soon?
Downing and Carroll have both struggled under the weight of expectation, and Anfield is no easy place to cut your teeth if you are not good enough.
The intensity of all of the big clubs present challenges, look at Darron Gibson’s struggles to cut it at United, and Scott Parker’s stint at Chelsea earlier in his career. If you are not up to scratch you will get swallowed up.
That is what Liverpool and Moses would both want to avoid, but signing players is a lottery, and neither will know unless they gamble.
Should Liverpool take a punt on Moses or look elsewhere?
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