This summer, Liverpool was among the teams attempting to sign Daichi Kamada on a free transfer.
As Kamada got ready to leave Eintracht Frankfurt at the end of the season, the Reds were linked to him. The Japanese eventually moved to Lazio even though it appeared that he was going to join AC Milan.
Furthermore, his agent stated that other parties were also interested in the two Italian sides. Gianluca Di Carlo stated this week in an interview with Sport Italia that Liverpool was also interested in Kamada.
According to Di Carlo, “many clubs, including Milan, Liverpool, Benfica, and Real Sociedad, had gone for the player, who was on a free transfer.”
“I understand that the agreements that had been made were no longer referenced, as the Rossoneri underwent a management change.
“Lazio saw through all of this, and the entourage took to the theory right away. Not without a lot of clubs getting involved. However, we are discussing a player who, in a normal situation, would have been valued at €27–28 million, or about £24 million.”
Liverpool loses the Kamada chase.
It seems odd that Liverpool would actually want to sign Kamada, even with his agent being so open.
He proved he was a good player last season in the Bundesliga for Frankfurt, recording a very respectable nine goals and six assists.
You can understand why so many clubs were looking to snag a deal when a player was available for free.
However, Kamada’s style of languid attacking midfielder simply doesn’t match what Liverpool was searching for. He is a far more inventive midfielder than Liverpool usually uses.
Still, it was obvious the Reds were looking to buy in the Bundesliga. They do have a history of surprising players, so maybe there’s more to it than that.
In any case, we don’t believe Liverpool will be too upset about losing out on Wataru Endo’s international partner.
So far in Serie A, he has only managed one goal and one assist for Lazio, despite not being a consistent starter.
Although the 27-year-old will undoubtedly get better as the season progresses, we’re okay with Liverpool losing this match.