Liverpool legend John Barnes has warned his old club over a move for Morocco World Cup star Sofyan Amrabat.
The Reds are reportedly in talks to sign Amrabat but the player’s agent has revealed that the 26-year-old has a few offers on the table after massively impressing for Morocco in Qatar as they made a run to the semi-finals.
Amrabat put in several strong performances for his country – and following victory over Spain in the quarter-finals – he celebrated by posting a meme on social media showing him putting the Spanish midfield in a stranglehold.
The midfielder plays his club football for Italian side Fiorentina, where he has made 78 appearances since joining them in 2020.
Prior to joining Fiorentina he played for Club Brugge – helping them win the Jupiler Pro League – and spent the 2019-20 campaign on loan at Hellas Verona, where he was voted the club’s Player of the Season.
Amrabat started his career in the Netherlands with Utrecht before earning a move to Feyenoord where he lifted the KNVB Cup.
But he has now been linked with a move to England and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has already met with the player’s representatives, according to reports.
Barnes, though, has warned Liverpool about Amrabat as he told BonusCodeBets: ‘I thought he had a great World Cup but what club’s shouldn’t do is look at the World Cup and say they’re going to sign players based on those performances.
‘If they’ve been tracking him for the last six months to a year then great.’
The Reds have struggled in the Premier League so far this season and are just sixth in the table – having only won six of their opening 14 matches.
Liverpool failed to sign a midfielder on a permanent basis last summer and had to settle for the loan capture of Arthur Melo.
Injuries and poor form have seen Liverpool’s midfield come in for fierce criticism and with Jordan Henderson, Thiago and James Milner over the age of 30, the club are in desperate need to bring their average age down.
Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes his old club will spend up to £200m on revamping their midfield next summer.
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