Zubimendi Would’ve Been Uncomfortable At Liverpool – Jamie Redknapp

Ex-Liverpool star, Jamie Redknapp has come out to urge Arne Slot not to make panic buys after missing out on Martin Zubimendi. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.

According to him, the last thing Liverpool would have wanted is signing a player who did not want to be at Anfield, so even if Zubimendi is a super talent, it’s a good thing the deal fell through.

Jamie added that the Reds should try as much as possible not to panic-sign anyone now that they appear desperate for a midfielder.

His words, “You can’t make a player come. The last thing you want to do is get a player who is not comfortable, not happy. He’s obviously a super talent. The most important thing is you don’t panic now and just start splashing money everywhere and go, oh, we need to bring someone in. Don’t sign players for the sake of it, they’ve got to be better than what you’ve already got.

Liverpool have a really good nucleus of squad. I thought that [Mohamed] Salah might leave and I was pleasantly surprised that he hasn’t because he’s still important as he proved on the opening weekend. You’re better off taking time, identifying what it is that he [Zubimendi] has got and waiting until January or even next year to buy the players you need.

“I think it’s almost as important now with players moving forward. Virgil van Dijk’s contract needs to be sorted out. He’s such an important player for the club.”

WOW.

Liverpool Football Club is a professional football club based in Liverpool, England. The club competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football. Founded in 1892, the club joined the Football League the following year and has played its home games at Anfield since its formation.

Domestically, the club has won 19 league titles, eight FA Cups, a record nine League Cups and 16 FA Community Shields. In international competitions, the club has won six European Cups, three UEFA Cups, four UEFA Super Cups—all English records—and one FIFA Club World Cup.

The club established itself as a major force in domestic and European football in the 1970s and 1980s, when Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and Kenny Dalglish, led the club to a combined 11 League titles and four European Cups. Liverpool won two further European Cups in 2005 and 2019 under the management of Rafael Benítez and Jürgen Klopp, respectively; the latter led Liverpool to a 19th league title in 2020, the club’s first during the Premier League era.

Anfield was built in 1884 on land adjacent to Stanley Park. Situated 2 miles (3 km) from Liverpool city centre, it was originally used by Everton before the club moved to Goodison Park after a dispute over rent with Anfield owner John Houlding. Left with an empty ground, Houlding founded Liverpool in 1892 and the club has played at Anfield ever since. The capacity of the stadium at the time was 20,000, although only 100 spectators attended Liverpool’s first match at Anfield.