Former England international Danny Mills has claimed that Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana could seek a summer exit from the Reds.
The 31-year-old, on a reported £110,000-per-week [Source: Spotrac], has been a peripheral figure for Jurgen Klopp’s team this season, failing to register a goal or an assist. Mills believes he may feel his time at Anfield is up.
“You almost forget about him but he is very gifted and a talented footballer,” he told Football Insider. “I would almost say he more fits the Man City style, he’d be perfect for them with his short, darting runs and clever runs in behind.
“As you start to get older, you realise you are not invincible and your career is not going to go on forever. Liverpool will definitely want to keep him but it might come down to him wanting to reignite his career. If that’s the case, he’s going to go. He’s such a good player he won’t be short of interested clubs.
OPINION
Lallana certainly appears to have reached a crossroads in his career. He’s clearly not a starting calibre player for Liverpool any more, even if he is useful to have around at times. However, his constant injuries mean he cannot be relied upon to stay fit. The fact that he is now 31 years of age means that his niggling problems are probably only going to get worse. Given the fact that he hasn’t blown anyone away when he’s played this season, it might be time for Liverpool to send him on his way. He’s a talented player, as Mills says, but it’s just not quite worked out for him on Merseyside. As for Mills’s claim that Lallana would fit in at City, that seems rather dubious. He doesn’t have the pace or the work rate to truly flourish in Pep Guardiola’s system, even if he is an intelligent enough footballer to thrive under the Spaniard. Where’s he going to get in in the City team? Ahead of David Silva? No. Raheem Sterling? Nope. Bernardo Silva? No chance. So Mills might be slightly wide of the mark with that particular claim.
