Liverpool in talks to signal Sunderland right-back Lutsharel Geertruida

Liverpool are in talks to signal Dutch worldwide right-back Lutsharel Geertruida from Sunderland, in response to Fabrizio Romano.

The 25-year-old was a family title within the Eredivisie, the place he was arguably the most effective right-back within the league for Feyenoord. In October 2017, he made his skilled debut for the membership, and simply half a yr later, he signed an expert contract and has not seemed again since.

He went on to make 202 appearances for De membership aan de Maas, scoring 24 objectives and offering 11 assists earlier than sealing a transfer to the Bundesliga to hitch RB Leipzig.

Nonetheless, after 35 appearances on the membership, he left to hitch Sunderland final summer time and has since been a revelation within the Premier League for Régis Le Bris’ prime ten chasing aspect.

His strong defensive shows haven’t gone below the radar, and Liverpool at the moment are trying to signal him to strengthen their backline following accidents to Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.

That is in response to Fabrizio Romano, who stories that the Premier League champions are in talks over the doable switch of Geertruida to Anfield earlier than the winter switch deadline.

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Arne Slot is nicely conversant in the Netherlands worldwide, having coached him at Feyenoord, and the Reds at the moment are in club-to-club contact with Sunderland to debate the phrases of his switch, the switch professional provides.

Liverpool’s curiosity in Geertruida is comprehensible, not simply due to the necessity to fill the right-back place that accidents have plagued, however as a result of he suits the mould of the defensively strong and offensively dependable fullback Slot likes to utilise.

The pair loved a fruitful two-year stint at De Kuip, the place Geertruida featured 131 occasions below the present Liverpool boss, recording 25 objective contributions. The previous Leipzig defender showcased his offensive capabilities throughout Slot’s last season with the membership (2023-24), scoring 9 objectives and offering 5 assists.

Their spell collectively within the Netherlands was additionally trophy-laden, as they received the Eredivisie title in 2022/23 and the KNVB Cup in 2023/24, and Slot will hope they’ll replicate that success at Anfield ought to a deal be agreed.

Nonetheless, a mortgage transfer would make sense to assist the membership navigate the season fairly than paying a price in extra of his £17m Transfermarkt valuation, as each Frimpong and Bradley can be absolutely match by subsequent season.