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title: "Liverpool eye up €95m double swoop for impressive Bundesliga pair"
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author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2020-04-06T18:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool eye up €95m double swoop for impressive Bundesliga pair

Liverpool are eyeing up a €95 million double swoop for Borussia Monchengladbach pair Denis Zakaria and Marcus Thuram.

That’s according to [Express Sport in Germany](https://www.express.de/sport/fussball/borussia-moenchengladbach/alarmstufe-rot-liverpool-nimmt-zweiten-borussen-ins-visier-36510268), who claim that the Reds see the duo as potential summer reinforcements.

Zakaria, who is valued at €45m, has been [linked](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2020/03/16/liverpool-linked-with-summer-move-for-zakaria/) with Liverpool in the past, having caught the eye in Gladbach’s midfield.

Meanwhile, Thuram has [six goals](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/296322/Show/Marcus-Thuram) to his name in the Bundesliga this season, impressing in his side’s attack. The report claims that it could cost as much as €50m to sign the Frenchman.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

While the pair could both be strong additions to Liverpool’s squad, paying around €95 million combined feels steep, especially considering Jurgen Klopp’s [preference](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/klopp-wont-throw-away-money-10777873) for not overpaying on players.

Zakaria has big potential in a deep-lying midfield role, but the 23-year-old could struggle to be a key man for a while, given the depth at Klopp’s disposal in the middle of the park.

For that reason, paying as much as €45 million for his services feels uncalled for right now, with the likes of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Gini Wijnaldum all key men, and Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain also earning regular playing time.

Thuram could actually be the more shrewd signing of the two, bringing much-needed depth to Liverpool’s attack, but also potentially being happy to play second fiddle to Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.

The 22-year-old [can play](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/marcus-thuram/profil/spieler/318528) out on the left-hand side or centrally – something the likes of Divock Origi and Xherdan Shaqiri [cannot](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/xherdan-shaqiri/profil/spieler/86792) do consistently – and he would represent a long-term signing who could outlast the current front-three.

Should [Timo Werner come in](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8182145/Liverpools-sign-Timo-Werner-placed-hold-delay-recruitment-plans.html), however, I think that might lessen the need for Thuram, with the youngster then facing the prospect of having four world-class players ahead of him in the pecking order.

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