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ALEX YOUNG

Liverpool urged to sign 'the new Bruno Fernandes' with Kai Havertz transfer

Liverpool have been told to sign Kai Havertz after seeing Manchester United benefit from Bruno Fernandes's arrival.

Fernandes completed a protracted move to Old Trafford in January after weeks of negotiations, hitting the ground running by being named player of the month at the first time of asking.

Bayer Leverkusen star Kai Havertz has been attracting interest from across Europe and heightened his profile further with two goals on Monday as the Bundesliga season returned.

Former Liverpool player Jan Molby feels Havertz could have the same impact as Fernandes.

"It might hurt me to say this a little bit, but if you look at the impact Bruno Fernandes has had at Manchester United, now I would love Liverpool to sign that type of a midfield player," Molby told Hotel Tia.

"[I want] a midfield player that brings something different to what [James] Milner or [Naby] Keita or [Georginio] Wijnaldum or [Jordan] Henderson brings.

"I would dearly love us to get one. Who would that be? We could go back to Germany, they play Monday night, Leverkusen, the young boy Kai Havertz looks a really, really good player.

"Let's wait and see and see what kind of money Liverpool have available to make transfers, but I think there are plenty of exciting young players out there."

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