It was a major talking point over the summer but talks of Liverpool signing a right-winger has largely abated.
It’s in part thanks to the emergence of Rio Ngumoha becoming more and more assured on the right-side alongside Victor Munoz.
But also a large credit has to go to Andoni Iraola, who has revived Liverpool’s attack. He’s gotten the best out of pretty much everyone so far.
Liverpool are back to playing free-flowing and entertaining attacking football. It’s still not the finished article. You shouldn’t expect it to be given we are in the early stages of Iraola’s reign but the signs are promising.
So, at this stage do Liverpool even need of a right-winger?
Liverpool’s chances of signing a right-winger
If you were to ask someone that in the summer window, they would have told you: ‘absolutely.’
Some fans were even open to the idea of signing Ismaila Sarr just for the sake of having a right-winger.
There were also talk of Yankuba Minteh being pursued for big money. Something that didn’t make sense no matter how talented he is given the fact that he was injured and only made his comeback for Brighton this week.
Now looking ahead to January, it’s moot whether Liverpool will be entertaining further offers for Cody Gakpo.
However, knowing how Liverpool operate. Given Gakpo’s age and the fact that he is on a long-term contract – there’s a good chance that the Reds will be open to selling him – just like they were open to selling Luis Diaz.
In that scenario, signing a right-winger who is actually left-footed would make sense. But would it make sense to spend £80m on Minteh? Or perhaps there’s a better option out there for the Reds?
The perfect right-winger for Liverpool
It’s not the greatest market when it comes to right-wingers at the moment. Lamine Yamal and Michael Olise lead the way. Yan Diomande is no far behind them.
