{"id":1120051,"date":"2019-12-12T12:04:05","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1120051"},"modified":"2019-12-12T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T12:04:05","slug":"red-bull-salzburg-takumi-minamino-liverpool-playing-style","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/red-bull-salzburg-takumi-minamino-liverpool-playing-style\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Liverpool target Takumi Minamino\u2019s versatility makes him the perfect Jurgen Klopp player"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool have stepped up their interest in\u00a0Red Bull Salzburg\u00a0forward\u00a0Takumi Minamino and are hopeful of\u00a0completing a deal next month, according to reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 24-year-old has impressed for <span>Die Mozartstadter this season as the club sit atop the\u00a0Austrian Bundesliga, and has caught the eye of Jurgen Klopp.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><strong>Minamino to Liverpool? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Liverpool are &#8220;ready to accelerate their interest&#8221; in Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.co.uk\/article\/liverpool-close-on-red-bull-salzburg-star-takumi-minamino-and-can-sign-him-for-just-7-25m-8zzkc9knv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Times<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Minamino is said to have a release clause of just\u00a0<span>\u00a37.25m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Japan international has impressed in the Champions League against Liverpool this season.<\/li>\n<li>He started on the wing and scored against the Reds at Anfield earlier this campaign.<\/li>\n<li>Minamino moved to the tip of a midfield diamond on Tuesday and once again put in an eye-catching performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"background-color: transparent; display: block; padding: 0; max-width: 700px;\" title=\"Audioboom player\" src=\"https:\/\/embeds.audioboom.com\/posts\/7442672\/embed\/v4?image_option=full\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Japan international is said to have a release clause of just <span>\u00a37.25m, which has caught the attention of some of\u00a0Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs, but Liverpool are frontrunners for his signature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Klopp has reportedly identified Minamino as his top target in the winter window and will be looking to stave off competition from Bundesliga,\u00a0Premier League and Serie A clubs\u00a0when the January window opens in the New Year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Red Bull Salzburg have proven a dark horse in the Champions League this season, impressing with their free-flowing football, precocious young talent and stellar goalscoring rate.<\/p>\n<p>And at the heart of those operations has been <span>Minamino, who offers bundles of energy, versatility and an innate understanding of the game. At a glance, he appears the archetypal Klopp player, but what exactly would Minamino bring to Liverpool?<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Style of play\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Much of the focus this campaign has naturally been on\u00a0<span>Erling Braut H\u00e5land, which is perhaps why the likes of Minamino,\u00a0Hwang Hee-chan and\u00a0Dominik Szoboszlai have gone\u00a0slightly under the radar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>But, arguably the fulcrum of Salzburg&#8217;s slick, liquid football this season has, in fact, been Minamino. The 22-capped Japan international can unlock doors, pick a pass, and moves with an elegant gait &#8212; three attributes almost\u00a0synonymous with the sort of player Klopp desires.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Know Your Squad: \u2018Son?!\u2019 (\u1109\u1169\u11ab\u1112\u1173\u11bc\u1106\u1175\u11ab) Tottenham fans quizzed\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1cGBOQOZRPg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subscribe to <a href=\"http:\/\/sqwk.at\/Squawka-Sub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he has been deployed in just about every forward role for <span>Salzburg this season, either on the flank &#8212; as\u00a0demonstrated in Liverpool&#8217;s 4-3 Champions League win &#8212; at the tip of a midfield diamond &#8212; evident on Tuesday night &#8211; or even up-top.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>That sort of versatility makes him ideal for Liverpool, a club who have no qualms playing James Milner as an auxiliary left-back, reinventing\u00a0<span>Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain as a\u00a0dynamic box-to-box midfielder or\u00a0playing\u00a0<\/span>Mohamed Salah as a false nine.<\/p>\n<p><span>Minamino would be able to add depth on the byline, operate in a Roberto Firmino-esque role, or simply add a revitalised and more creative option in central midfield &#8212; plus, for \u00a37.25m, Liverpool\u00a0can&#8217;t really go wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\">Where will he fit in Liverpool\u2019s team?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span>If Minamino were to complete a move to Liverpool then, as mentioned, we may see the Japan international play a completely different role week in week out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Klopp has previously courted Minamino prior to this\u00a0campaign, so the German clearly sees potential in the versatile\u00a0forward.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1120062 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3326\" height=\"2108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256.jpg 3326w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media.squawka.com\/images\/en\/2019\/12\/12105639\/PA-48940256-66x42.jpg 66w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3326px) 100vw, 3326px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span>Another reason Minamino is such a\u00a0mouthwatering possibility for Klopp is that Uefa&#8217;s rules ahead of the 2018\/19 season have seen the &#8220;cup-tied rule&#8221; abolished, so he would be able to play for Liverpool in the knockout rounds of the Champions League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In all likelihood, <span>Minamino won&#8217;t be able to supplant either Salah or Sadio Mane on the flanks, but he could offer a similar false 9 role to that of Firmino &#8212; or a more prominent goalscoring threat in central midfield.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He has already netted nine goals this season, including two in Europe, so he clearly has an eye for goal, plus he has registered a further 11 assists.\u00a0This season,\u00a0<span>Minamino has also created the second-most chances of any Salzburg player in the Champions League (12)\u00a0and made the most assists (3).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So, whether Klopp decides to utilise <span>Minamino on the wing, up-top or as part of his insatiable central\u00a0midfield trident, the slick forward is\u00a0guaranteed to bring a new\u00a0creative dimension to the reigning European champions.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool have stepped up their interest in\u00a0Red Bull Salzburg\u00a0forward\u00a0Takumi Minamino and are hopeful of\u00a0completing a deal next month, according to reports. The 24-year-old has impressed for Die Mozartstadter this season as the club sit atop the\u00a0Austrian Bundesliga, and has caught the eye of Jurgen Klopp. Minamino to Liverpool? Five things to know&#8230;\u00a0 Liverpool are &#8220;ready&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":1120074,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Takumi Minamino: Liverpool target \"archetypal Klopp player\" in bargain deal | Squawka","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"Red Bull Salzburg forward Takumi Minamino has been heavily linked with Liverpool \u2013 but what could the versatile forward offer Jurgen Klopp?","footnotes":""},"tags":[],"features-category":[],"class_list":["post-1120051","features","type-features","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":{"external_featured_image_url":"","hide_featured_image_pattern":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Takumi Minamino: Liverpool target &quot;archetypal Klopp player&quot; in bargain deal | Squawka<\/title>\n<meta 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