“He’s smart, technical, aggressive in a good way, and he’s not just a nasty gamer,” he explains. Paredes has proven to be something of a yellow card magnet, picking up 78 bookings in 298 recorded appearances, but Pancrate doesn’t think he has a problem with discipline. “I have always said that I found this player to be super strong,” former PSG midfielder Fabric Pancrate told Le Parisien. In fact, he’s in the 94th percentile for long passes attempted, and the 99th for completion rate.Īnd he injects threat into his team’s moves too, placing in that top percentile again for passes into the final third, and the 89th for progressive passes.Ĭombine that with his defensive qualities, and you have someone who ticks some key boxes for Liverpool. Paredes ranks in the top percentile too for pass volume and pass completion, but that doesn’t mean he’s simply playing safe balls. Put simply, he always wants the ball, and offers his team-mates an option. He ranks in the 99th percentile among midfielders in the top five leagues for touches, passes received and percentage of passes received. Indeed, Paredes bears some hallmarks of Thiago in his ability to run games and distribute the ball. That raises the possibility that he could cover both the Fabinho and Thiago role in the Liverpool squad, making him an alternative to former Reds target Aurélien Tchouaméni. Paredes is predominantly a defensive midfielder but he can also play in a slightly more advanced position. Thomas Tuchel and Mauricio Pochettino have looked to him for games against Bayern, Barcelona, Manchester City and Real Madrid. He started the 2020 Champions League final, and has only missed one UCL knockout tie since, and that was through suspension. That said, he has been called upon for some of PSG’s biggest European matches. The French side have played 135 league and Champions League games in that time, and he’s started 64 of those, making a further 29 substitute appearances.Ĭrucially, he’s only missed 25 games through injury across three and a half seasons, so the remainder of his absences are down to the level of competition for central midfield places at the Parc des Princes. Paredes, who’s perhaps a little outside the ideal age range for FSG at 28, has played 117 games for PSG since his £36m move from Zenit in January 2019. Incidentally, he played with Alisson and Mohamed Salah during his time with the Giallorossi, and so they might be able to sell the Anfield experience. Liverpool have apparently shown an interest after Naby Keïta’s injury, while Roma are also keen to take Paredes back after a three-year spell at the Stadio Olimpico between 20. Juventus were planning to sign him when Adrien Rabiot moved to Manchester United (as per Fabrizio Romano), but the Red Devils were unable to agree personal terms and that deal has not materialised (via The Athletic). They claim that Paredes, who is into the final two years of his contract with the Ligue 1 champions, could leave before the end of the transfer window. READ MORE: Liverpool transfer position hinges on Naby Keïta as 'bloody-minded' stance may have hardenedĪnd one such option may be Leandro Paredes at Paris Saint-Germain, if a report from Italian outlet Calciomercato (via TEAMtalk) is to be believed. READ MORE: Liverpool should test Chelsea transfer resolve with bold double swoop to fix Jürgen Klopp issue Liverpool aren’t always a club who yield to such pressure, but it’s hard to imagine they’re not at least considering their options in light of Monday night’s dismal defeat against Manchester United, a result that left them with two points from a possible nine. When Liverpool made Calvin Ramsay their third signing of the summer in mid-June, they believed their business was done nice and early.īut now, with around a week of the transfer window remaining, the club hierarchy are coming under increasing pressure from supporters to strengthen a midfield department beset by injury and decline.
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