Liverpool Might Have to Drop Two Players to Register Gakpo
Jurgen Klopp, the Liverpool manager is facing a selection dilemma for the team of Champions League and might have to remove players to make their place for Cody Gakpo.
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Gakpo joined the team after an incredible first half of the season with PSV Eindhoven. Luis Diaz and Diogo Jota suffered long-term injuries. This made a place for Gakpo who scored 13 goals and 14 assists in the season’s games. Klopp needs to make a tricky decision about his 25-man team for the rest of the competition when they resume the following month.
Liverpool proceeded with a 24-man team for the campaign of the group stage since they did not have enough home players who could be a part of the team. Thus, Gakpo had to be included, and a player from the team group stage had to be removed. This didn’t mean that Liverpool was at complete strength in Group A.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita- missed out because of an injury but are now fit enough to be a part of the team. Since they are both English, it does not help matters much.
Liverpool’s 8 homegrown players should be taken as club-trained the 29-year-old is not after signing from Arsenal in 2019. Just three of their 7 in the group stages had been homegrown. This made matters more complicated.
Registering Stefan Bajcetic as a List B player is a good way to get an extra player for the team. The 18-year-old was included in Liverpool from Celta Vigo in 2020.
But Klopp still has to remove two players from the team if he wants to get Gakpo, Keita, and Oxlade-Chamberlain. This is not going to be the easiest task in the world. Potential removals are loanee Arthur Melo and Adrian.