Liverpool fans have called the Rhian Brewster move ‘great business’.
The Athletic journalist James Pearce has tweeted to say that the forward’s deal to go to Crystal Palace looks on.
Rhian Brewster seems set to move to South London for £25 million in a transfer that will include a buy-back clause.
Liverpool fans have replied to his tweet and some have described this as ‘great business’ as sporting director Michael Edwards has effectively arranged a high-interest loan.
We’ve been told that Brewster was the next big thing for a few years now and to see him sold so soon represents a remarkable change of heart from Jurgen Klopp and his staff.
After such a fantastic loan move to Swansea, the England youth international will have been expecting more Premier League minutes this season. The arrival of Diogo Jota has probably put a bit of a pin in that, while Klopp’s football isn’t suited to Brewster’s style.
If Palace pull off this deal, which is ‘gathering pace’, it’ll be a remarkable flexing of their financial muscle and could herald a new age for the London side.
They could line up with Wilfried Zaha, Eberechi Eze and Brewster in a homegrown forward line that would have many extremely interested in their progress.
Great business by us yet again
— Pat (@patfc91) September 21, 2020
Roy Hodgson also signed Nathan Ferguson from West Brom and has overseen Tyrick Mitchell breaking through into the first team. Could Hodgson transform the Eagles from overage to underage in one swift move?
For Liverpool, this move could make sense in a roundabout way. Brewster leaving would give them an extra £25 million to play with in this window – even if they will be forced to fork out in the future.
However, with revenues restored (that must be the theory) in the next few years, bringing the forward back to Anfield shouldn’t be too difficult.