{"id":21213,"date":"2022-06-16T09:00:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/16\/liverpool-agree-third-and-final-summer-signing-happy-to-wait-until-2023-for-midfield-additions\/"},"modified":"2022-06-16T09:00:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T13:00:37","slug":"liverpool-agree-third-and-final-summer-signing-happy-to-wait-until-2023-for-midfield-additions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/06\/16\/liverpool-agree-third-and-final-summer-signing-happy-to-wait-until-2023-for-midfield-additions\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool agree third and final summer signing: \u2018happy to wait until 2023\u2019 for midfield additions"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Liverpool are set to make their third signing of the summer in the form of Calvin Ramsay, with the Scot set to make the switch to Anfield from Aberdeen.<\/p>\n<p>The 18-year-old defender is expected to join in a deal worth \u00a34m, with an extra \u00a32.5m in add-ons should he perform as expected.<\/p>\n<p>He is set to provide cover for Trent Alexander-Arnold on the right flank, and it will raise further questions about the future of fellow defender Joe Gomez, who has two years left on his current deal at Anfield.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Liverpool agree deal for Aberdeen\u2019s Calvin Ramsay which is set to be their last incoming transfer of the window. Prepared to wait until 2023 for midfield reinforcements. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r80ky5SS5O\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/r80ky5SS5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 paul joyce (@_pauljoyce) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_pauljoyce\/status\/1537389572836974593?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>It will become Jurgen Klopp\u2019s third addition, with Fabio Carvalho having already joined from Fulham and Darwin Nunez having arrived for a club-record fee from Benfica as the Reds look to freshen up their frontline.<\/p>\n<h2>Prepared to wait for midfield additions<\/h2>\n<p>However, in what could perhaps be less good news for Liverpool fans, the Reds are reportedly happy to wait until next summer for midfield reinforcements.<\/p>\n<p>James Milner penned a one-year contract extension at the beginning of the summer, but beyond that there is set to be little movement in the centre of the pitch, with significant departures seemingly unlikely given that the midfield berths are already somewhat undermanned.<\/p>\n<p>Thiago and Fabinho remain World Class operators, but there are question marks over the Spaniard\u2019s injury record, and the midfield is certainly Liverpool\u2019s weakest area, with both Jordan Henderson and Milner now the wrong side of 30, and Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain having flattered to deceive since arriving at Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>It could prove a rare miscalculation by Jurgen Klopp and his side, but should the talent not be available this summer, he may be forced to wait.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/premier-league-2022-23-fixtures-revealed-5-key-dates-for-your-diary\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Premier League 2022-23 fixtures revealed: 5 key dates for your diary<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/top-stories\/premier-league-2022-23-fixtures-released-haaland-nunez-ten-hag-promoted-sides-openers\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Premier League 2022-23 fixtures released: Haaland, N\u00fa\u00f1ez, ten Hag &amp; promoted sides\u2019 openers<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are set to make their third signing of the summer in the form of Calvin Ramsay, with the Scot set to make the switch to Anfield from Aberdeen. The 18-year-old defender is expected to join in a deal worth \u00a34m, with an extra \u00a32.5m in add-ons should he perform as expected. 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