Liverpool transfer news: New decision on 'clause' of £50m La Liga winger as Andoni Iraola seeks to address attacking concerns

Liverpool person nary plans to activate the merchandise clause of Valencia winger David Otorbi successful January if his terms increases to £50m, the latest study has claimed.

The Reds managed to beforehand into the EFL Cup quarter-finals connected Wednesday, beating Chelsea connected penalties astatine Anfield aft drafting 1-1 successful regularisation time.

Andoni Iraola's broadside struggled to make galore chances successful the last third, and fixed those struggles person been a accordant taxable each season, it is not a astonishment to spot his squad linked with attacking reinforcements.

The Merseysiders person been tentatively credited with involvement successful Valencia winger Otorbi, but portion helium has a merchandise clause of £30m, his nine person the enactment of triggering a clause successful his declaration that would summation that price.

Football Insider assertion that if Valencia summation the terms of his merchandise clause to £50m, Liverpool volition not marque a determination for the guardant successful January.

David Otorbi to Liverpool latest: Should Andoni Iraola motion winger?

Otorbi lone turned 19 connected October 16, truthful expecting him to marque an contiguous interaction successful the Premier League would beryllium unrealistic.

The winger has played 9 times for the La Liga broadside this season, and portion helium has lone scored once, helium has besides started conscionable 3 games.

Otorbi prefers to play connected the close broadside of the pitch, which could interfere with the improvement of Rio Ngumoha, who has been utilized connected that broadside for astir of 2026-27.

While the Spaniard whitethorn beryllium highly regarded successful the shot sphere, adding him arsenic a nonstop rival for minutes connected the close would not beryllium successful the champion involvement of either Otorbi oregon Ngumoha.

How tin Liverpool amended their onslaught successful January transportation window?

One of the reasons that the Reds person struggled to make galore opportunities for their forwards is the deficiency of a originative passer successful deeper areas of the pitch.

Trent Alexander-Arnold near successful the summertime of 2025, but his passing quality was ne'er replaced, particularly arsenic full-backs Ronald Araujo, Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez are not peculiarly beardown with the shot astatine their feet.

A midfielder could beryllium signed to alleviate the request for a progressive passer successful the backline, though whether Liverpool would authorisation the January signing of idiosyncratic similar Alex Scott from Bournemouth remains to beryllium seen.