Steve McManaman has issued a transfer warning to Liverpool over one of the recent pieces of gossip.
The Reds continue to be linked with a host of players as the January transfer window closes in, with one in particular catching the attention of McManaman.
Red Bull Salzburg striker Karim Adeyemi is reportedly being targeted by Liverpool, while Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are also said to be interested.
Reports in recent days have suggested that while a move to Bayern is the most likely, joining Liverpool is ‘appealing’ to Adeyemi.
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Despite Adeyemi scoring 15 goals in 22 games this season, McManaman believes Liverpool would be wise to look elsewhere in the transfer market.
The former Liverpool and Real Madrid star argued why Liverpool would be better off signing Erling Haaland rather than Adeyemi, should the interest be genuine.
“He’s very raw isn’t he? It’s like when Jeremy Doku came on for Belgium during the Euros, when he played for 10 minutes and was then immediately linked with a move to Liverpool,” McManaman wrote in his column for Horseracing.net .
“It’s just because both players are young, fit, dribblers who match the profile of the players that Liverpool like to sign.
“Liverpool have a good relationship with the Red Bull clubs, which is a really good breeding ground for them and they trust the type of players that come out of that system.
“Adeyemi is 19, very inexperienced but is playing high quality football. However, it’s a bit of a shot in the dark.
“Liverpool may as well stump up the money for the almost finished article rather than target the unknown. But Liverpool already have players in their academy that show plenty of promise.
“If Liverpool have the money then they’re better off going for Erling Haaland because he’s already proven and it will be worth it in the long run.
“Some young players play well over a short period and then all of a sudden they’re worth £50million, when their true value is £15million. It’s the selling club trying to make as much as possible out of a player.
“Nowadays when Liverpool want to sign a player then they won’t solely consider what they do on the football pitch.
“They’ll speak to the player’s family, friends and agents to make sure they know what this player is like. They don’t just sign the player but they sign the whole person.”
