Former Tottenham Hotspur player Gary Stevens believes that Liverpool should make a move for Spurs playmaker Christian Eriksen.
The Reds overcame Mauricio Pochettino’s side 2-1 at Anfield on Sunday, but Stevens still believes that Jurgen Klopp’s team need to add a creative midfielder.
“I think that Liverpool need to sign a player that will get into any side,” he told Stadium Astro [07:57]. “I think Christian Eriksen – not that I want Spurs to lose Christian Eriksen – I think he would be the type of player who would be brilliant for Liverpool Football Club.
“He creates things, he makes things happen, he gets on the ball, and he scores goals. By the way, if you look at the stats, he covers the yardage as well.”
OPINION
What a signing Eriksen would be for Liverpool. He is an outstanding player who has been phenomenal for Spurs ever since he signed from Ajax, but it does look as if he might be leaving North London this summer. However, if that does happen it appears that he will be joining Real Madrid, not a different Premier League team. You would be hugely surprised if Tottenham ever agreed to sanction his sale to one of their direct top flight rivals. Stevens is right, though, he is the sort of player that the Reds need. Klopp’s team are very functional in central midfield, but they don’t have too much creativity there unless Xherdan Shaqiri or Adam Lallana are on top of their game. Eriksen, though, would clearly be a massive upgrade on those two men. He is a world class talent who would appear to be the final piece in the jigsaw for Liverpool. Still, as nice as it would be to sign the Spurs star, it’s massively unlikely to ever happen.
