Piotr Zielinski To Liverpool ‘HERE WE GO’
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool are expected to add some new players to strengthen their Premier League title challenge as the January transfer window draws near.
Following Sunday’s second consecutive defeat by Jurgen Klopp’s team, Liverpool 2.0 is still being built.
Luis Diaz’s 95th-minute equaliser saved their poor 1-1 draw away to newly promoted Luton, and the match has given Klopp much to consider ahead of a pivotal week. With a win over Toulouse in France on Thursday, the Reds may advance to the Europa League knockout stages. They then play their final Premier League match before the international break against Brentford.
However, the January transfer window is also a concern for supporters, since Liverpool will have another chance to bolster Klopp’s team as they continue their rebuild, and targets are already being determined. The most recent Anfield news is compiled here.
Piotr Zielinski, a midfielder for Napoli whose contract expires at the end of this campaign, is someone Liverpool is preparing to try to sign again. In 2016, Jurgen Klopp met with the Poland international in person and expressed interest in signing him, but a deal with his previous club, Juventus, fell through.
Instead, the 29-year-old Zielinski joined Napoli, with whom he had been friends for seven years. The Pole is no closer to guaranteeing his future with the Italian champions despite turning down a big-money move to Saudi Arabia over the summer. Corriere della Sport reports that Liverpool is keen on a move, though they won’t be without competition.
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UEFA confirm 21-year-old can play for Liverpool after making Union SG trip
Liverpool have been able to register a new player for their final game of the Europa League group stage, after 21-year-old Tom Hill made the trip to Union SG.
The Reds confirmed their 23-man travelling group for the Group E closer on Wednesday, with Alisson, Virgil van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah all left out.
With that quartet rested and six other players sidelined through injury, Klopp has called up a number of academy players for an effectively meaningless tie.
The majority of those youngsters were already eligible for the Europa League as part of List B, which allows clubs to register an unlimited number of players under the age of 21 provided they have been on the books for at least two years.
But Hill, who was a surprise inclusion in training on Wednesday before boarding to flight to Belgium, was not previously registered.
UEFA have now confirmed his addition to the squad, however, meaning the local-born midfielder can play against Union SG on Thursday evening.
Hill has been with Liverpool since under-6s, and technically debuted at senior level when a youth side took on Aston Villa in the League Cup in 2019.
He is yet to add any further first-team appearances, having spent 20 months on the sidelines following a serious knee injury at the start of 2020/21.
Following his recovery – and with further setbacks – Hill has largely stayed with the U21s, but he was part of the senior squad for pre-season last year.
It remains to be seen whether the Formby native will start against Union SG, though his versatility could certainly be useful.
Typically deployed in midfield this season, Hill could also be used as part of the attack, with there a vacancy on the left wing if Klopp keeps his key players on the bench as expected.
He is the leading source of goals for Liverpool U21s in the league this season, with three goals and two assists in seven games.
Lewis Koumas and Mateusz Musialowski have also both scored three goals, while Bobby Clark is the only player to set up more than Hill, with three assists.
Clark would almost certainly have started against Union SG, but the 18-year-old is currently out with injury.
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