TBR View: Liverpool signing Dembele will signal the end for Shaqiri

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Liverpool are being linked with a move for Barcelona star, Ousmane Dembele.

The former Borussia Dortmund man has struggled in the main since arriving at the Camp Nou. He’s lagged behind the likes of Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez and failed to replicate the form he showed in Germany.

And according to reports from the Mirror, Liverpool could be set to make a mammoth £90m move for the winger.

Jurgen Klopp is keen to see his team continue to move forward and not come to a standstill. With Premier League title success almost guaranteed, the German coach can begin planning for the future.

Signing Dembele, then, would give the Reds yet another exciting attacking option.

However, as is usually the case when a new player arrives, someone will have to move aside. Unfortunately, Dembele’s arrival would probably see the end of Xherdan Shaqiri’s spell on Merseyside.

No room for everyone

Liverpool already have a wealth of options in attacking areas. More so, they have excellent players in wide forward areas, such as Mo Salah and Sadio Mane.

As things stand, Shaqiri struggles for game time anyway. That means the addition of another player in those wide forward areas will push the Swiss star further down the pecking order.

There is no way Liverpool are going to splash the sums of money mentioned on Dembele to simply not play him.

Dembele would at least be given the place on the bench. In all likelihood, Klopp would probably try and find a way of getting Dembele, Mane, and Salah in the team at the same time.

A good signing for someone else

If Shaqiri’s spell on Merseyside does come to an end, then he’ll be a good signing for another club looking for a top player.

It’s not a slight on the ability of Shaqiri that he doesn’t get game time at Liverpool. The Reds have simply been electric in the last few seasons, with Mane and Salah leading the charge.

Shaqiri has played his part at Anfield, but Dembele’s arrival will almost certainly see his time with the club come to an end.