Former Liverpool man Glen Johnson says he would love to see Chelsea right-back Reece James in a Reds shirt, saying he “would suit” them.
Right-back has been a problem position for the Premier League champions this season, with Conor Bradley and Jeremie Frimpong affected by injuries.
It means Joe Gomes has had to be drafted in there, and the likes of Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones, which hasn’t exactly been ideal.
Speaking to Boyle Sports [via TEAMtalk], Johnson talked up the idea of Liverpool signing Chelsea ace James, rating him extremely highly as a player:
“Players like him are hard to find because I don’t think he would go to a club expecting to play 50 games at right-back, for example. It’s not going to happen. So, to have a player who can adapt and do whatever the team and squad need, I think a lot of teams would want that option.”
“I’d love to see him at Liverpool, that’s for sure. I think he would suit Liverpool, probably more so than Arsenal. And I think Manchester United would probably want him as well.
“But Liverpool could be a very good fit, to be honest. We spoke about the right-back option with Jeremie Frimpong and others, but as I said, Reece isn’t going to go to a club and play a solid 40 games in one position.
“He just isn’t. So, to have him as an option, perhaps in midfield, especially since Liverpool are still in all competitions and will have so many games, injuries, and suspensions, I think he’d be perfect. Yes, I’d love to see him land at Liverpool.”
Do Liverpool have any chance of signing Reece James?
James is clearly a fantastic footballer, being called “right up there as one of the very best players in the world” by presenter Kweku Afari recently.
That said, it is incredibly hard to see Liverpool signing him for various reasons, not least because Chelsea value him highly and wouldn’t want to sell him to a direct Premier League rival.
Not only that, but James has had an injury-ravaged career, with another layoff never too far away, even though he has been available far more this season.
Liverpool could do without that, given the problems already surrounding Bradley and Frimpong this season, and while he has the quality to excel at Anfield, it feels highly unlikely.