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title: "Liverpool: Fabrizio Romano makes Renato Sanches claim"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool Football Club"
published: "2022-01-02T20:35:02Z"
modified: "2022-01-02T20:35:02Z"
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# Liverpool: Fabrizio Romano makes Renato Sanches claim

**Liverpool are more likely to sign Renato Sanches than Florian Neuhaus in the summer transfer window, according to journalist Fabrizio Romano.**

### The Lowdown: Liverpool linked with Sanches

The Reds didn’t make any midfield additions last summer, with centre-back Ibrahima Konate [the only arrival](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/transfers/verein/31) and Gini Wijnaldum not replaced in the middle of the park.

One player who was [linked](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/liverpool-reds-could-move-for-renato-sanches/) with a move to Anfield was Sanches, having impressed for Portugal at Euro 2020 and won the Ligue 1 title with Lille last season.

The 24-year-old, winner of the [European Golden Boy](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2671487-renato-sanches-wins-2016-golden-boy-award-latest-details-comments-and-reaction) award in 2016, is contracted to Les Dogues on a [£47,000-per-week](https://salarysport.com/football/player/renato-sanches/) deal until [2023](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/renato-sanches/profil/spieler/258027), so Lille may be keen to receive a fee for him this year.

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### The Latest: Romano makes fresh claim

Speaking to [Anfield Watch](https://anfieldwatch.co.uk/exclusive-fabrizio-romano-gives-insight-on-double-midfielder-links-to-liverpool/), Romano claimed that Sanches is a more viable option for Liverpool than Borussia Monchengladbach’s Neuhaus moving forward.

He revealed: “Florian Neuhaus is having talks with his agent, but nothing else at the moment. So for sure Renato Sanches has always been higher on Liverpool’s list than Neuhaus.”

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### The Verdict: Too injury-prone

While Sanches possesses huge amounts of natural talent and an ability to break the lines in midfield – he has averaged [2.6 dribbles](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299450/Show/Renato-Sanches) per game in the league this season, far better than Mo Salah’s [1.9 per game](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/26/Show/England-Liverpool) as the market leader in this regard at Anfield – he is also an injury-prone figure.

The Portuguese gem has [never started more than 16 league games](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/299450/History/Renato-Sanches) in a season in his career, so it is hard to see Jurgen Klopp justifying a move for him.

The Liverpool manager already has injury-plagued midfielders in [Jordan Henderson](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jordan-henderson/verletzungen/spieler/61651), [Thiago](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/thiago/verletzungen/spieler/60444) and [Naby Keita](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/naby-keita/verletzungen/spieler/302215), highlighting the need for signing a more robust operator in the mould of Wijnaldum, who was [almost ever-present](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/georginio-wijnaldum/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/49499/verein/31) during his five years at the club.

***In other news, some Liverpool fans have reacted to a Reds exit rumour. Read more [here](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-transfer-rumours/liverpool-fans-react-to-nat-phillips-exit-rumour/).***