Why Liverpool should sign Sadio Mane
Yeah, I get it, he plays for Southampton, that in itself will automatically put some people off, but I truly believe that Liverpool SHOULD sign Sadio Mane.
Liverpool have already addressed one of the glaring weaknesses in their team by getting in a new goalkeeper and now it’s time to address another.
We have no pace in our attacking midfield area, especially out wide.
For a Jurgen Klopp team that wants to win the ball back high and counter attack, we need pace. We also need a player who scores goals from there too. Philippe Coutinho looks to be improving in that area and Roberto Firmino got goals too, although a lot of those did come as a false nine, hopefully moving deeper won’t lessen that impact.
I’m an unashamed fan of Adam Lallana, but the fact is he simply doesn’t get enough goals and if he ends up losing his place because of that, well, he couldn’t really complain.
The other argument for not signing Mane is that he’s inconsistent, that his form goes up and down. Yep, it does, that’s 100% accurate. However, if a player had all of his abilities and was utilising them every week and playing consistently, it’d be Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Barcelona trying to sign him, not Liverpool!
We were all on board with the arrival of Jurgen Klopp, and one of the reasons was because he can develop players, he’s proven that already.So, if we give him the rough diamond of Sadio Mane, do we not think Klopp can improve him and make him more consistent? I certainly do, that’s for sure.
Obviously, the transfer fee is an issue people want to discuss and I kind of accept that, we will pay a premium because he plays in England, that’s just a fact of life.
Is there a possible alternative in Europe we could get? Who knows. You’ll see tonnes of people saying “sign player X instead”, but that’s usually nonsense. It doesn’t work like that.
From all reports, Klopp wants Mane. That, coupled with the raw talent I see from the player, is good enough for me.
(Also, signing him will stop him scoring against us all the f*****g time too, which is nice.)