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Publication date: Sunday, November 8, 2020 12:28 PM
Liverpool rejected an approach from the Wolves to sign defender Neco Williams earlier this summer, according to a report.
The times They say the Molineux club was looking for the Welsh international when they let Matt Doherty move to Tottenham.
Williams turned heads with his attacking displays from the right back at the end of last season. And the Wolves had identified him as a player who would be a good fit in their wing system.
However, Williams signed a five-year contract with the Reds and nothing materialized.
In the end, of course, Wolves and Liverpool were involved in some key transfer activity.
Diogo Jota moved to Anfield for £ 41 million, although the champions paid just £ 4 million up front.
And Ki-Jana Hoever headed the other way, joining Nuno Espirito Santo’s side for a fee that amounted to £ 13.5 million.
Jota has been a sensation so far with seven goals in his first 10 appearances for Liverpool. That included a hat-trick against Atalanta in the middle of the week.
Hoever is more of a long-term project for Wolves. Finally, they changed for Barcelona’s right back Nelson Semedo, who has been incorporated as a first option.
However, the young Dutchman Hoever has been a regular in the squad of the day and appeared from the bench against West Ham and Fulham.
Williams needs to be patient
Williams has become a Welsh regular in recent months.
He has played five times for his country and scored the winning goal in the Nations League over Bulgaria.
But at Anfield his namesake, Rhys Williams, has made headlines.
The adolescent center-back has had a chance due to injuries in Virgil van Dijk and the substitute Fabinho.
As for the right-back position at Liverpool, Trent Alexander-Arnold has started every Premier League and Champions League game so far.
However, the Welsh ace Williams has still made four appearances. Community Shield game started with Arsenal. And he also played in the Liverpool EFL Cup qualifiers against Lincoln and The Gunners.
In the middle of the week, Williams saw his first Champions League campaign action. He replaced Alexander-Arnold with eight minutes to go.
Overall, the 19-year-old has been in 10 of Liverpool’s 13 teams on the day. Jurgen Klopp considers him a key part of the team and for now he is the ideal substitute as a right back.
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