Liverpool could raid Feyenoord for two young players to solve most of Andoni Iraola’s problems
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Should Liverpool be awarded that 2013/14 title? 🤔 We are probably the club who has been impacted the most… Brendan Rodgers Read had been expected to leave Feyenoord in 2026, but instead stayed put, and if Liverpool think they do finally need to recruit another right-back next year, the 20-year-old will surely feature on Ward’s shortlist.Solve right-back – and potentially right wing with Gomes – and Andoni Iraola will feel he has plugged some of the key gaps Arne Slot and Richard Hughes left him with. Perhaps the final hole comes in central midfield, but while there will be plenty of players Liverpool fans will be dreaming of to come in and provide support, Feyenoord could have the answer here as well, in the shape of emerging star Gjivai Zechiel.Givairo Read should still be on Liverpool’s listIraola has not needed long to find a temporary fix to Liverpool’s problems at right-back.
Out went Jeremie Frimpong after a string of woeful performances, and in came Ronald Araujo, who has been a revelation over the past month.Nevertheless, Araujo is only on loan, and while fans would like to see his move from Barcelona made permanent, the chances of Liverpool spending almost £50m on a 28-year-old remain fairly low.READ MORE: How Trent Alexander-Arnold now feels about leaving Real Madrid and re-joining Liverpool in JanuaryMuch will depend on how Conor Bradley returns from injury, but it has been clear for some time that the Reds cannot rely on his fitness, and with Frimpong flattering to deceive, they need a new option. As one of the best emerging full-backs in Europe, Read would be a logical answer.There have been some question marks over the Dutchman’s fitness as well, but he has started the season in really good form for Feyenoord.
However, regardless of if Mac Allister stays and Nyoni turns into the player many think he will, the Reds look like they need another body.Having returned from a successful loan spell at Utrecht, in which he hit double figures for both goals and assists last season, Zechiel has carried his form into life with Feyenoord. Again, he compares well with his teammate in the sense that he is an excellent dribbler, tackler and duel-winner, and despite his brilliant attacking numbers, Zechiel is actually more of a defensive, or at least a box-to-box midfielder, than an attacking midfielder.The Feyenoord youth team graduate has even been called up for the Netherlands’ senior squad for the first time during the September break, and could make his debut in a midfield alongside Liverpool’s Ryan Gravenberch.That will be a good indicator of Zechiel’s true level, and while fans may roll their eyes at trying to fix issues within the Liverpool squad by buying from the Netherlands, these two players are showing that they could be just what the Reds need to add a little refresh next year.