Liverpool is said to have rejected the chance last summer to sign Manuel Ugarte before the midfielder came to Manchester United instead.
Liverpool was crowned in English champions for the second time in the Premier League era in the first person responsible for Arne Slot. But the Reds hierarchy, which was subjected to significant changes last summer, has not contributed much to change the squad left behind by Jürgen Klopp.
Federico Chiesa, one of the few transfers of the past decade, was the only newcomer, with Thiago Alcantara and Joel Matip having the only remarkable deviations.
Liverpool was publicly connected to Ugarte last summer. But The athlete reported that Slot and new sports director Richard Hughes were scheduled against “Panic purchase”, although ultimately there was no interest in Ugarte after “offering the chance” to sign it from Paris Saint-Germain.
Instead, Slot breathed the Dutch compatriot Ryan Gravenberch, who tried to change Bayern Munich in 2023, the Dutch compatriot Ryan Gravenberch, who tried.
Gravenberch started only 12 league games last season, so far all 34 so far this season and anchored the midfield alongside Alexis Mac Allister.
Last summer, Ugartes Agent Jorge Chijane promoted United two months before the player was finally unveiled. “But there is a lot [Liverpool] Is not the only club, there are others. There are many options on the table, “said Chijane O Jogo.
On August 30, a deal of 42 million GBP, which may have rose to around 50 million GBP with add-ons, rose.
Ugarte has experienced a challenging first season with United and arrives in less than ideal circumstances. But he was mostly a starter for Ruben Amorim, the head coach under which he previously held in Sporting CP, and will serve better the next season because he was set in a new club, league and a new country for a year.