Liverpool have been told to avoid signing two Sporting Lisbon players this summer amid reports linking them with head coach Ruben Amorim.
, who will be leaving Liverpool at the end of this season.
Amorim to bring two players with him to Liverpool?
The 39-year-old has done a brilliant job for the Portuguese outfit since taking over in 2020. His team are currently on track to win the Primeira Liga this season as they are seven points clear of second-placed Benfica.
Amorim s attack-minded philosophy would suit and a recent report from Football Insider claims the Premier League are plotting raids for Sporting Lisbon duo Goncalo Inacio and Marcus Edwards.
Inacio has been consistently linked with several Premier League clubs over the past year and . Ex-Tottenham Hotspur starlet Edwards meanwhile has seven goal involvements in 23 Primeira Liga outings this term.
Former Premier League goalkeeper Paul Robinson has compared Liverpool s situation to Manchester United as signing players from Sporting Lisbon would be a huge risk .
“I think there’s a huge risk in signing those players,” Robinson told Football Insider.
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Look how it s gone for Erik ten Hag
“There’s also a risk in going to another club and trying to recreate exactly what you did somewhere else. And there’s also a risk of going into Liverpool and trying to be like Klopp.
“If Amorim does go to Liverpool, he has a rare opportunity because managers don’t often get jobs when things are going well at football clubs.
“He could be getting one of the world’s best and historic teams at a good time.
“We’ve seen a lot of managers rely on players they’ve worked with previously, but look how it’s gone for Erik ten Hag at Man United.
“He brought players in from inferior leagues, like Antony, and the Portuguese league is inferior to the Premier League too.
“That being said, with the new recruitment team at Liverpool, signings will be a decision by all, not just the manager.”
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Regarding potential replacements for Amorim, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has suggested that Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini is unlikely to replace Klopp.
