“I think Anderson’s been hyped up a little bit too much for me. He’s a good Premier League player. I ain’t sure whether he’s a good international player. Believe me, if anybody pays £130m for him, then football’s gone mad.”
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Is it likely that Liverpool would try to sign Guimaraes?
Guimaraes – who holds a current market value of €70.1m (£60.4m) according to Football Transfers – enjoyed a strong midfield performance for Brazil in their 3-0 win over Scotland on Wednesday night, as evidenced by the figures below from Sofascore.
Duels won 4
Key passes 3
Assists 2
‘Big chances’ created 2
Clearances 2
Dribbles completed 1
The 28-year-old was one of the strongest midfield performers in the Premier League last season for a host of attacking and creative metrics, as seen in the table below with data from Fotmob.
2025/26 Premier League Per 90 minutes Percentile among positional peers
Goals 0.33 96th (top 4%)
xG 0.21 96th
Shots on target 0.84 96th
Non-penalty xG 0.15 94th
Chances created 1.65 86th
Shots 1.54 85th
Assists 0.18 84th
‘Big chances’ created 0.26 79th
It’s hard to argue with numbers like those, and the Brazilian is a proven operator in the English top flight who should still have the best part of decade left in him at the highest level, so we can understand why King is advocating him as a viable option for Liverpool.
What could make it difficult for the Reds to sign him (if they were interested in doing so) is an uneasy relationship with Newcastle, stemming from the tempestuous Alexander Isak saga last year and the recent hijacking of Victor Munoz’s proposed move to St James’ Park.
It’s not a move that we envisage Hughes pursuing this summer, but that doesn’t make it a nonsensical suggestion from King either.