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Publication date: Friday, October 16, 2020 10:37
Jack Butland would be a “smart business” for Liverpool, thinks one of their former players, but the keeper appears to be heading for Crystal Palace.
Butland He enjoyed a promising start to his career after passing through the ranks of Birmingham City. In 2012, he became the youngest goalkeeper in the history of England at the age of 19.
Butland earned a Premier League move to Stoke in 2013, but the club suffered relegation at the end of its fifth season there. Since then, their fortunes have gotten worse.
The 27-year-old made several mistakes last season, missing 11 games in the Championship. He has not played for his country since 2018.
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However, it looks like Butland will get a second chance at the top flight. According to the Daily mailCrystal Palace wants to sign him before the national transfer deadline.
After Wayne Hennessey suffered an injury, Palace seeks more competition for Vicente Guaita. And boss Roy Hodgson knows Butland well, as he gave him his England debut.
Palace contacted Stoke, which is open to offers for Butland, on Thursday night and has until 5 p.m. Friday to finalize the deal.
Butland’s contract with Stoke expires next summer.
Butland would have been good for Liverpool, says one expert
A trade to Palace will mean Liverpool will not trade Butland, after recent ties with a trade to Anfield.
Alisson Becker is currently injured and MP Adrian conceded seven goals in his last match. Therefore, there were claims that Liverpool should go on the market in search of a new goalkeeper.
Nothing happened before the October 5 transfer deadline, but Liverpool could still sign a goalkeeper from an EFL club until October 16.
Butland was mentioned as a possible solution, and former Reds midfielder Danny Murphy believes such a move would have benefited everyone involved.
“I like the idea of Jack Butland joining Liverpool,” Murphy told the Soccer Index Podcast.
“He is trying to find himself again after a very good start to his career when he was being talked about as potentially England’s first goalkeeper.
“Unfortunately for him, he fell a bit by the wayside with Stoke being relegated from the Premier League.
“This could be a great opportunity for him to go to a wonderful club, learn from a brilliant goalkeeper, play a few games and start over. That makes sense to me, I think that signing Jack Butland would be a smart business. “
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