Shocking: Liverpool Planning Real Madrid Raid For Star Performer, Not Isco Or James Rodriguez!!
Dec 11, 2016 at 4:03 PM
Portuguese star Pepe is nearing the end of his contract with Real Madrid.
His current deal with the Spanish giants is due to expire in the summer of 2017, and with no progress being made in regards to an extension, will any of Europe’s major clubs test Madrid’s resolve with an offer in January?
Liverpool are a side in desperate need of an experienced defender with an abundance of quality, and the 33-year-old would provide them with exactly that.
Sources close to the player told Spanish newspaper AS that Pepe could expect to earn more than double what he earns in the Spanish capital, if he left the club:
“What he could earn in two years if he left, they couldn’t pay him here in four. Some of the offers are hard to turn down.”
The Reds have had to endure heavy criticism this season for the fragile nature of their defensive performances, and one of Jürgen Klopp’s main priorities over the next six months must be to bring in a world-class centre-back to partner the impressive Joel Matip.
Whilst Pepe is no spring chicken, he still has a wonderful football brain, and his ability to read the game more than makes up for that half yard of pace that he may have lost over the last two years.
The Portuguese defender has made just seven La Liga appearances for Madrid so far this season, and should an offer come in from a club with Liverpool’s reputation and European pedigree, it is not outside the realm of reality that he would consider a move to Anfield.
With the January transfer window just around the corner, Liverpool should test Madrid’s resolve, with a substantial offer, and if they did manage to bring Pepe to the club, their chances of winning the Premier League title would dramatically increase.