Liverpool have joined the battle to sign Boca Juniors holding midfielder Ezequiel Fernandez, according to the Gazzetta Dello Sport.
The Italian newspaper claims that the Reds, AC Milan and Benfica are all keeping tabs on the 21-year-old.
Fernandez’s Boca play in the Copa Libertadores final at the start of next month, where they will face Fluminense, who have another Liverpool target, Andre, in their ranks. The Brazilian international has also been linked with Arsenal so, if the Merseysiders do miss out on the player, Fernandez could be the alternative they are considering. Fans on X have been discussing the merits of buying the Argentine:
A beast, he would fit perfectly in the midfield
— Trent de Boca ⭐⭐⭐ (@Trentismo66) October 23, 2023
He is an amazing midfielder, watch him on the Copa Libertadores final, 4 nov
— Lebbar👁️🗨️ 🇦🇷 (@lebbar23) October 23, 2023
He is better than Andre in tackling 💯
— Bobby (@KingB343) October 23, 2023
Get him before Brighton sign him and sell him on for £100m
— Neb (@BensLFCworld6X) October 23, 2023
Just get Andre or him, please just one.
Quit the being interested phase and just sign them😂
— Dubs LFC (@CornishScouser8) October 23, 2023
A very good footballler… Good passer of ball… good with both feet but left footed(very rare) agressive in tackels and very press rersitant….
Only problem is he gas that southamerican wolf in him… so he can be over agressive sometime— Aides Mahigan (@lfcmahigan) October 23, 2023
A Liverpool player is already a big fan of Fernandez
It’s very likely that Fernandez has been recommended to the Reds by one of their own players. Alexis Mac Allister spent some time at Boca and, when speaking about Fernandez last year, he said:
“There is a player that I really like and that is Equi Fernandez. He is a player who has all the conditions to reach Europe one day and I hope that can happen to him. He is a player that I like a lot, he understands the game a lot. He is always prepared to receive the ball, he plays with both legs, he can play as a five, as an inside player… he is a player who has certain very good conditions.”
Fernandez’s profile fits what the Reds need
The Argentinian youth international is very much in the mould of someone like Javier Mascherano and Jurgen Klopp’s side could do with a player who can cover the ground and break up play in the middle of the park.
With Boca’s season ending soon, they will probably be amenable to letting Fernandez go in January too.
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