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Versatile And A Proven Goal Scorer – Why Liverpool Should Go For This Ukrainian Midfielder

3. Right Profile

Liverpool’s owners FSG have been very particular as to the sort of players they are looking to sign, and Konoplyanka fits the role perfectly. At 24, he is young and has high potential resale value considering the fee is going to be in the region of £16m. He has been putting in outstanding performances for the Ukrainian national team for the past four years now, and he would slot in to Liverpool’s starting eleven.

According to international broadcaster John Bradley, who covers the Ukrainian League and has watched Konoplyanka’s rise through the ranks at Dnipro and his increasingly impressive performances for the Ukrainian national side, Liverpool would be signing a more proven player in Konoplyanka than missed target Mohamed Salah.

“He is a classic, old-style winger. He works really hard and looks to get the ball at his feet. He gave Kyle Walker a torrid time when he played for Ukraine against England and he has done the same in the Europa League and the Ukrainian League.

“Salah has burst onto the scene in the last 18 months or so but this boy has been doing it for the Ukrainian national team for four years. He is more the finished article.

“He is the best Ukrainian player of his generation and the best Ukrainian player since Shevchenko. I’ve rated him for a long, long time.”

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