On Friday’s deadline day, Ryan Gravenberch became Liverpool’s final acquisition of the transfer season, capping off an exhilarating Anfield reconstruction. Now that Jürgen Klopp has a wide range of alternatives for his midfield, Liverpool supporters also have a lot to look forward to.
The coming of Gravenberch is exciting. Gravenberch is still one of the top midfielder prospects in European football, despite the fact that his time at Bayern Munich did not go as planned. If he can restart his career at Anfield, the Reds will have a star on their hands.
He is a player who can operate in holding midfield in a double pivot as well as on the left and right sides of the midfield.
A significant Dutch presence already exists at the club, which should aid in his adjustment. The team includes Cody Gakpo and Virgil van Dijk, and Pep Lijnders serves as assistant manager.
Additionally, it is Gakpo, whom Gravenberch will be familiar with from their time spent working with for the Netherlands’ senior national team and at the U21 level.
For curious Liverpool fans, neither player has ever lost a game they have played together.
They have played together five times thus far for the Dutch U21 and senior national teams, winning each match with their respective teams scoring 12 goals and allowing none.
At U21 level, the Netherlands defeated Gibraltar 5-0 in the first game they started together.
If that pattern continues at Anfield, Liverpool supporters won’t moan, but only time will tell. For the time being, it’s crucial to emphasize how Gravenberch’s existing small-scale relationships with people like Gakpo and Van Dijk can be quite beneficial to him in terms of settling in fast.
English won’t be a problem for Gravenberch, who spoke effectively in his first interview after arriving, but having teammates who share their heritage and long for their native country might be advantageous both on and off the field.
The presence of Lijnders, who is known for watching a lot of Eredivisie, and who will have closely watched Gravenberch’s career, completes the ideal setting for the former Ajax academy graduate to resurrect his career.
Gravenberch has everything he needs to be successful at Anfield, including “unbeatable” partnerships and people who know him well. He now only has to complete it.
