{"id":1095411,"date":"2019-06-25T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T10:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/?p=1095411"},"modified":"2022-12-19T09:03:41","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T09:03:41","slug":"liverpool-coutinho-alternative-zaha","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.squawka.com\/en\/news\/liverpool-coutinho-alternative-zaha\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool urged to blow Arsenal out of the water by signing Coutinho alternative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Liverpool should concentrate their transfer efforts this summer on Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, according to former Reds striker John Aldridge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Eagles forward has attracted attention from some of Europe&#8217;s biggest clubs, having\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/06\/23\/unai-emery-asks-arsenal-board-extra-funds-sign-crystal-palace-star-wilfried-zaha-10034263\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recently beeen linked<\/a> with a potential move to Premier League rivals Arsenal.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Will Zaha stay at Selhurst Park? Five things to know&#8230;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Zaha has made 323 appearances for Crystal Palace across two spells, scoring 53 goals, and is a fans&#8217; favourite.<\/li>\n<li>Palace full-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CRDQyuRf25\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> move to Manchester United could affect the Ivory Coast international&#8217;s future.<\/li>\n<li>Zaha is contracted to the south Londoners until 2023.<\/li>\n<li>Liverpool are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/media-watch\/354384-liverpool-fc-transfers-philippe-coutinho\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reportedly<\/a> interested in re-signing former playmaker Philippe Coutinho from Barcelona.<\/li>\n<li>Aldridge believes Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s men should target Zaha over the former Anfield favourite.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\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\/7297812-kieran-tierney-s-move-to-arsenal-almost-makes-too-much-sense\/embed\/v4?eid=AQAAAGDcEV0UW28A\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aldridge has stressed that Klopp should be targeting the three-time Crystal Palace Player of the Year winner this summer to add to his already clinical Reds frontline.<\/p>\n<p>Citing Zaha&#8217;s previous performances against Liverpool across the past few seasons, Aldridge believes Zaha could thrive at Anfield if given the opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWilfried Zaha is the one I think he [Klopp] should go for,\u201d Aldridge told Independent.ie.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith Daniel Sturridge leaving the club and his huge wages coming off the weekly bill, it opens up the opportunity for Klopp to sign an out-and-out goalscorer who could offer something different if one of the front three is injured or out of form.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Should Liverpool Do Next? Squawka Documentary\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1BSpCVWeUE?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>\u201cZaha has given Liverpool some real problems in the last couple of years and Klopp&#8217;s ability to turn talents of his type into consistent performers has to make him the kind of player who could thrive at Anfield.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Recent reports have linked Liverpool with Coutinho due to his unsuccessful stint at Barcelona, but Aldridge is adamant that the Merseysiders shouldn&#8217;t look to spend the vast majority of their transfer budget on a player who left the club under such disappointing circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Aldridge added: \u201cCoutinho left on a sour note as he forced his way out of the club and while he is a great player, I don&#8217;t think Liverpool should blow their transfer budget on bringing him back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNone of us have forgotten that Coutinho left Liverpool in a difficult position when he jumped ship mid-way through the season, so we should not give him a simple route back to play for the European champions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe all trust Klopp in whatever decisions he makes, but I think adding attacking a top quality attacking option would be the way forward this summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><script>(function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(d.getElementById(id))return;js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src='https:\/\/embed.playbuzz.com\/sdk.js';fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}(document,'script','playbuzz-sdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"playbuzz\" data-id=\"fa711f8f-3be7-40e2-8d15-e9909fc7b0ae\" data-show-info=\"false\" data-show-share=\"false\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool should concentrate their transfer efforts this summer on Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, according to former Reds striker John Aldridge. 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