{"id":1120333,"date":"2019-12-19T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T08:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1120333"},"modified":"2022-09-21T00:08:24","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T23:08:24","slug":"takumi-minamino-liverpool-transfer-best-position-line-up","status":"publish","type":"features","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/features\/takumi-minamino-liverpool-transfer-best-position-line-up\/","title":{"rendered":"What Liverpool can expect from new signing Minamino \u2013 more Mini-Firmino than ‘Japanese Neymar’?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Liverpool<\/span> have become the first Premier League<\/span> club to act in the January transfer window, having agreed a deal to sign RB Salzburg and Japan forward Takumi Minamino.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Minamino, 24, is a pacy forward whose European career so far spans five full seasons in the Austrian Bundesliga, where he’s averaged roughly a goal every three games across 131 appearances.<\/p>\n

He played in both Salzburg’s Champions League defeats to Liverpool this season, during the first of which he scored a goal that literally left a smile on Jurgen Klopp’s face<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Why have Liverpool signed Takumi Minamino? Five key facts…<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Liverpool<\/span> have now officially triggered Minamino’s release clause.<\/li>\n
  • They have beaten several leading European clubs to the signing of the versatile forward.<\/li>\n
  • No one has assisted more Champions League goals from open play this season so far than Minamino (3).<\/li>\n
  • According to analytics experts smarterscout, Minamino’s profile is similar to that of Adam Lallana in 2016\/17.<\/li>\n
  • The injury-prone Reds attacker’s Liverpool contract expires next summer.<\/li>\n
  • You can explore Minamino’s data output yourself by signing up to smarterscout<\/a>.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Did you know? <\/strong>Minamino played alongside Diego Forlan at J1 League side\u00a0 Cerezo Osaka.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    As you might expect, Klopp was not forthcoming on the subject of Minamino’s potential arrival during recent press conferences. The affable German tactician was coy about any potential new additions but has now moved quickly to bolster his ranks as he looks to see out the Premier League title race during the second half of the season.<\/p>\n

    So what can Liverpool expect from their new recruit? With a little help from Smarter Scout, who you can follow on Twitter @smarterscout<\/a>, we came up with some answers.<\/p>\n

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    We can confirm an agreement has been reached with @redbullsalzburg<\/a> for the transfer of Takumi Minamino ?<\/p>\n

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    — Liverpool FC (@LFC) December 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n