7 stars Liverpool failed to sign under Jurgen Klopp

#1 Nabil Fekir

Will Fekir move to Liverpool in January 2019?

If there is one player from this list who would definitely improve the current Liverpool squad it is Nabil Fekir.

Fekir to Liverpool saga was one of the most talked about transfers of the 2018 summer transfer window and we may not have heard the last of it. After all, Liverpool failed to sign Virgil van Dijk in the 2017 summer but landed him during the following winter transfer window.

Fekir was linked to Liverpool even before the 2017/18 season ended and Sadio Mane spoke about him in a post-match press conference. Before the 2018 FIFA World Cup started, Liverpool hurried to complete a deal for the player before he flew out to Russia with the France squad.

Soon, it was all over the news that Lyon and Liverpool agreed on a deal and when it looked like it was only a matter of time before Fekir was officially confirmed as a Liverpool player, Lyon released a statement which said that negotiations with Liverpool ended.

“Olympique Lyonnais informs that negotiations with Liverpool and Nabil Fekir for the transfer of the Lyon captain have not been successful and Lyon have decided to bring an end to these negotiations.”

It is rumoured that Liverpool were unsure of the transfer after finding issues during his medical while reports from France claim that Liverpool attempted to renegotiate the terms of the transfer and this didn’t go down well with Lyon’s representatives.

Fekir was outstanding for Lyon in the Champions League against Manchester City and his performance highlighted why Liverpool wanted to sign the player.

As things stand, Fekir hasn’t signed a new contract at Lyon and there are rumours that he will be allowed to leave in January. It remains to be seen if it will be Liverpool that snaps him up.