{"id":160977,"date":"2025-06-05T19:11:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:11:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/160977\/"},"modified":"2025-06-05T19:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T19:11:10","slug":"real-madrid-chasing-former-liverpool-fan-favourite-in-surprise-summer-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/160977\/","title":{"rendered":"Real Madrid chasing former Liverpool fan favourite in surprise summer move"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Liverpool have their fair share of quality players in the current squad, but they have also had many over the years.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Reds mean business this summer and next season could be one for the ages as they look to retain their Premier League title.<\/p>\n

Everything appears to be going swimmingly at the club, with the only dampener being that Liverpool lost Trent Alexander-Arnold to Real Madrid<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although they have replaced him well through the arrival of Jeremie Frimpong<\/a>, Liverpool fans will always have a bitterness towards Madrid, another reason why fans were so disappointed to see their fellow scouser leave.<\/p>\n

However, Alexander-Arnold<\/a> may soon be reunited with a former Liverpool<\/a> player as the Spanish giants are targeting a surprising move for a Reds fan favourite who is unsettled at his current club.<\/p>\n

READ MORE: Xabi Alonso has done something \u2018very important\u2019 for Florian Wirtz ahead of Liverpool move<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\"PhotoPhoto by Mohamed Farag\/Getty ImagesReal Madrid eyeing up Roberto Firmino <\/p>\n

Liverpool have lacked an out-and-out striker for a few seasons now and, although not a conventional number nine, Roberto Firmino<\/a> was the last man to hold that position down regularly for the Reds. <\/p>\n

Departing Liverpool in 2023, \u2018Bobby\u2019 left after eight years to join Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli, with his stay in the kingdom looking like it will be cut short.<\/p>\n

After being unsettled at the club and looking for a move, Diario AS<\/a> have reported that Firmino is on Real Madrid\u2019s list of attacking options this summer.<\/p>\n

According to the Spanish newspaper, Madrid are said to be underwhelmed by the current options in this position and want the \u2018new Joselu\u2019, referring to a slightly older striker that would come at a much cheaper price. <\/p>\n

They also state that Ante Budimir and Willian Jose \u2013 two veterans in La Liga \u2013 are options as well, although Firmino would be the biggest surprise of them all.<\/p>\n

How has Firmino performed in Saudi Arabia?<\/p>\n

Entering the twilight of his career, Firmino has not done badly at all for Al Ahli and was even named as the AFC Champions League\u2019s MVP after helping his side win the competition. <\/p>\n\nStats for Al Ahli<\/strong><\/td>\nRoberto Firmino<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAppearances <\/td>\n65<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nGoals<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nAssists<\/td>\n17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Stats from Transfermarkt<\/a> and correct as of 05\/06\/2025<\/p>\n

Despite being 33, the Brazilian\u2019s creativity has not dropped off and he still has the numbers to back it up, albeit in a league with less quality.<\/p>\n

However, performances may just earn him a move to one of the biggest clubs in the world, with an unexpected reunion with Alexander-Arnold on the cards.<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Liverpool have their fair share of quality players in the current squad, but they have also had many…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":160978,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,393,4884,179,544,33024,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-160977","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-liverpool","12":"tag-real-madrid","13":"tag-roberto-firmino","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114632345848148468","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160977\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160978"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}