It has been rumoured that Neco Williams will be leaving Liverpool this summer. Former Red Jose Enrique gave his opinion on the matter, in his column for The Empire of The Kop.
"I’d sign Max Aarons, of Norwich City, to compete with Trent Alexander-Arnold next season. He’s already very good and would improve under Jurgen Klopp, but I don’t think that’s realistic as we have priorities in other areas of the squad.
"Neco Williams always puts everything into his game, and it’s always going to be a drop-off from the best right-back in the world, but I believe the difference is too much between the two.
"Not to be negative, but you always have to think about injuries. Imagine if Trent was out for two months – is Neco going to play for that long without us feeling Trent’s absence? No, I believe we’d feel it a lot.
"I think the best thing for the club and Neco, especially after playing for Wales at Euro 2020, is to move him on and get as much money as we can, which would also help us buy players for other positions.
"In that position – and I know it’s not the best thing – James Milner can play there, so can Joe Gomez and Fabinho has been used at right-back before. You wouldn’t have as an offensive full-back as you do with Trent, but Andy Robertson would still be going up and down the other wing.
"I think that’s more realistic than signing someone like Aarons – but if it was my decision, I’d bring in another right-back to fight with Trent. We spent money on Kostas Tsimikas and I’d do the same on the right-hand side."
It was reported by The Athletic earlier that Liverpool plan to replace the outgoing Neco by promoting 17-year-old Conor Bradley, who has impressed coaches at the youth level.
Well, as long as we don't get to see Milner or Fabinho as the deputy back-up, either Enrique's idea of signing Aarons or promoting Bradley works out for us!
