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title: "Liverpool: Bild drop Christoph Baumgartner revelation"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-bild-christoph-baumgartner-transfer-gossip/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Daniel Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2022-05-05T19:40:45Z"
modified: "2022-05-05T19:40:45Z"
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# Liverpool: Bild drop Christoph Baumgartner revelation

**According to a report from German outlet [SportBILD](https://sportbild.bild.de/) (via [Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/klopp-keeping-close-eye-midfielder-liverpool-man-united-also-keen-e30m-needed-player-considering-future/)), Liverpool are interested in signing Hoffenheim midfielder Christoph Baumgartner.**

### The lowdown: Rise to stardom

Having arrived in Germany from Austria in 2017, the 22-year-old playmaker came through the youth ranks at the Bundesliga club before making a [senior debut](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christoph-baumgartner/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/324278/verein/533) in 2019.

Since then the fully-fledged senior international has amassed 100 professional appearances, directly contributing to [36 goals](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christoph-baumgartner/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/324278) in that time.

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Now it appears a move to the Premier League could beckon for the midfield starlet…

### The latest: Rivals to do battle

As per [SportBILD](https://sportbild.bild.de/), translated by [SW](https://sportwitness.co.uk/klopp-keeping-close-eye-midfielder-liverpool-man-united-also-keen-e30m-needed-player-considering-future/), Liverpool and Manchester United are both keen on signing Baumgartner.

The report states that Reds’ boss Jurgen Klopp has personally been keeping a ‘close eye’ on the [19-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christoph-baumgartner/nationalmannschaft/spieler/324278/verein_id/3383) star with a view to a move in the future.

It’s claimed that the interest in the man described as the [‘epitome of a mentality player’](https://www.kicker.de/hoeness-erklaert-baumgartners-zwischentief-891921/artikel) by manager Sebastian Hoeneß is ‘huge’ and both Anfield and Old Trafford hierarchies have him ‘on their list’ ahead of the summer window.

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### The verdict: Make it happen

Despite the continued emergence of Curtis Jones, Harvey Elliott and the seemingly [imminent arrival](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-fabio-carvalho-fsg-transfer-23862240) of Fabio Carvalho, Klopp and newly appointed sporting director Julian Ward would be wise to add another midfielder before next term.

As the Reds prepare to compete in all [63 matches](https://talksport.com/football/1101090/liverpool-play-every-game-season-porto-mourinho-celtic-middlesbrough-premier-league-carabao-cup-fa-cup-champions-league/) possible this term, the squad depth has been tested to its very limit and it’s not inconceivable that a similar workload could be imparted in the 2022/22 campaign.

[Likened](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-kai-havertz-transfer-midfield-20783805) elsewhere to known previous Reds’ target Kai Havertz, this is a target that would make plenty of sense from a tactical perspective and Klopp looks to evolve the side once more.

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So far this season, Baumgartner has [scored six times and provided one assist](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/christoph-baumgartner/leistungsdaten/spieler/324278) in 29 appearances across all competitions and with the futures of James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Merseyside in doubt, Liverpool should snap up the versatile midfielder with a mooted €30million (£25.3million) release clause.

*[**In other news… a Sky Sports pundit has dropped a ‘massive’ Liverpool transfer claim.**](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/liverpool-kevin-phillips-drops-massive-liverpool-transfer-claim/)*