Liverpool transfer news: Andoni Iraola told to make £130m decision amid Adam Wharton warning

Liverpool already person capable Adam Whartons, but they are lacking an Elliot Anderson and indispensable hijack Manchester City's determination for the Nottingham Forest man, a erstwhile Reds midfielder has exclusively told Sports Mole.

New Liverpool manager Andoni Iraola is expected to bring successful a big-money midfielder during the summertime transportation window, arsenic Curtis Jones could permission amid links with Inter Milan, portion Alexis Mac Allister experienced a melodramatic downturn successful signifier past season.

England planetary Anderson has inevitably been linked with a power to Anfield, but the Reds are yet to steadfast up their involvement successful the Nottingham Forest man, which is little than tin beryllium said for their rivals.

Man City person had 2 bids rejected for Anderson already, including 1 worthy up to a staggering £120m, arsenic Nottingham Forest are believed to beryllium holding retired for a British grounds £130m to fto the midfielder depart.

Such a interest would surpass the £125m that Liverpool paid for Alexander Isak past summer, and erstwhile Reds antheral Don Hutchinson has implored the Reds to smash their ain transportation precocious to pip Man City to the post.

Liverpool urged to hijack Man City's £130m Elliot Anderson move

"Elliot Anderson is the benignant of subordinate that Liverpool need," Hutchinson said. "The Reds request legs successful the midfield. Even though Adam Wharton is simply a fantastic footballer, Liverpool already person plentifulness of those.

"Ryan Gravenberch, Curtis Jones, Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai – they’ve got endowment successful abundance. Liverpool missed retired connected Moises Caicedo a fewer years back, and they request that illustration of subordinate present – musculus successful midfield and legs to get astir the pitch.

"Unfortunately for Liverpool, I expect Anderson to spell to Manchester City but if I was Liverpool, I’d interruption the bank."

Liverpool agreed to motion Caicedo successful an £111m woody from Brighton & Hove Albion successful 2023, but the Ecuador planetary turned his chemoreceptor up to a determination to the Reds successful favour of joining Chelsea, who subsequently struck a £115m statement with the Seagulls.

Also losing retired to Real Madrid for Jude Bellingham, Liverpool alternatively brought successful Mac Allister, Ryan Gravenberch, Dominik Szoboszlai and Wataru Endo, but the second is besides owed to go a escaped cause successful 2027.

How Elliot Anderson compares to Adam Wharton amid Liverpool transportation talk

While Anderson did not miss a azygous Premier League lucifer for Nottingham Forest past season, Wharton did beryllium retired 4 top-flight contests for Crystal Palace, playing conscionable nether 800 less minutes than his compatriot.

The ex-Blackburn Rovers phenom inactive managed 1 much assistance than Anderson - 5 to 4 - but the second recovered the backmost of the nett 4 times compared to Wharton's solitary onslaught successful the apical flight.

Anderson's conversion complaint of 9.1 besides trumped Wharton's 3.13, and the Forest fulcrum besides completed implicit 1,000 much passes than Wharton, with a superior accuracy excessively - 85.4% to 79.2%.

Furthermore, Anderson won much than treble the fouls Wharton did - 80 to 31 - and besides ranked higher for aerial and crushed duel occurrence rate, arsenic good arsenic palmy take-ons.

The numbers marque it casual to spot wherefore Man City are prepared to wage an unprecedented magnitude for Anderson, and the onus is present connected Iraola to person the Liverpool hierarchy to bash the same.

Don Hutchinson was speaking to Sports Mole connected behalf of Spreadex Sports.