Stiller Offers Liverpool More Value Than £100m Wharton Gamble

With Adam Wharton likely to command a huge fee, Angelo Stiller offers Liverpool a more affordable route to solving their midfield issues under Andoni Iraola.

Midfield is an area where Liverpool are going to have to strengthen this summer. There’s simply no doubt about that.

The club cannot afford to neglect the build-up issues that the Reds have struggled with last season under Arne Slot.

At the same time, Andoni Iraola’s system is going to require more intensity and players making bold and quick decisions.

It’s why Adam Wharton seems like an ideal fit. He is an excellent player to have in the build-up and he also regularly takes a lot of risks on the ball that end-up having a high reward for his side.

Wharton is a fantastic player. But then you hear the rumours of a £100m price tag and you start to think perhaps Liverpool would be better off exploring alternatives.

Given the need to invest in a lot of areas throughout the squad and having to spend already in excess of likely £100m for Yan Diomande, Liverpool may just have to be a little bit more conversative with their spending for a midfielder.

So, who could they go for? Well, there’s an obvious alternative who is in the prime of his career and who profiles very similarly to Wharton.