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title: "Liverpool: Reds have ‘looked at’ Sander Berge"
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author: "Daniel Clubbe"
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published: "2022-08-31T16:42:09Z"
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# Liverpool: Reds have ‘looked at’ Sander Berge

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) have ‘definitely looked at’ Sheffield United midfielder Sander Berge as a possible option, according to [transfer insider](https://twitter.com/DeanJonesSoccer?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Dean Jones.**

### The lowdown: Midfield saga

Having [missed out](https://www.teamtalk.com/liverpool/aurelien-tchouameni-explains-reds-rejection-private-chat-jurgen-klopp-real-madrid-transfer) on Aurelien Tchouameni earlier in the window, the Reds appeared to curtail their pursuit of additional midfield options.

However, following injuries to Naby Keita, Thiago, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Curtis Jones in the opening weeks of the season, Jurgen Klopp [admitted](https://talksport.com/football/1180586/liverpool-jurgen-klopp-transfer-news-premier-league/) that the FA Cup holders could well be forced back into the market for a late swoop.

With less than 48 hours remaining in the transfer window, time is against the Anfield recruitment team, although one well-informed onlooker has suggested that there is a possible target for Liverpool to pursue…

### The latest: ‘Definitely looked at’

Speaking to [Give Me Sport](https://www.givemesport.com/88053763-liverpool-could-pull-off-sudden-deal-for-35m-midfielder-at-anfield), Jones – a journalist for [Eurosport](https://www.eurosport.com/dean-jones_aut2710/author.shtml) – claimed that 24-year-old Berge could certainly be an option for Julian Ward in the final hours of the window, seemingly also ruling out a move for Youri Tielemans.

He said: “If Liverpool do sign someone, I think it’s going to be someone that holds good value and also is probably going to be someone that they’ve had on their radar for a while.

“That makes me wonder about someone like Sander Berge. He is a player that Liverpool have definitely looked at closely in the past.

“He has had problems with injury, which is obviously a bit off-putting but, if he is available at a decent fee, I could see Liverpool suddenly doing a deal like that.

“They would say ‘this guy’s been a long-term target of ours and we feel he fits in with our style of play’, rather than going for somebody like Tielemans, who is just a trendy name at the moment.”

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### The verdict: Make it happen

Despite the aforementioned injury issues that have seen the [30-cap](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sander-berge/nationalmannschaft/spieler/333014/verein_id/3440) Norway ace miss [33 matches](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sander-berge/verletzungen/spieler/333014) since arriving in England, Berge would still be a superb addition to the Liverpool ranks.

So far this season, the powerful midfielder – who was dubbed a [‘physical beast’](https://twitter.com/sebpedersen01/status/1371599265752039425) by football writer Sebastian Pedersen – has [scored twice and provided two assists](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sander-berge/leistungsdaten/spieler/333014) in seven appearances for the [Championship table toppers](https://www.skysports.com/championship-table).

Previously described as a [‘very interesting’](https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/zGzbgK/klopp-meldte-interesse-for-sander-berge-paa-anfield) player by Klopp himself, it’s clear to see that there is admiration from Liverpool and given the current predicament, a move for the [£14.4million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/sander-berge/marktwertverlauf/spieler/333014) Berge would be a welcome one and could emulate the deal that saw Ben Davies also arrive on Merseyside from Bramall Lane.