Forget Marco Reus; Jordon Ibe can replace Raheem Sterling at Liverpool
When Raheem Sterling finally completed his £49 million transfer to Manchester City, one of the major transfer sagas of the summer came to an end.
However, while Brendan Rodgers has finally offloaded his troubled forward—a player who regrettably took the attention away from Steven Gerrard’s finally week as an active Liverpool player, before overshadowing the majority of the club’s summer signings—the story is only half complete for the Reds.
However, while Brendan Rodgers has finally offloaded his troubled forward—a player who regrettably took the attention away from Steven Gerrard’s finally week as an active Liverpool player, before overshadowing the majority of the club’s summer signings—the story is only half complete for the Reds.
While Roberto Firmino has arrived at the club from Hoffenheim, the Northern Irish coach has insisted that the Brazilian forward—who largely operated centrally in the Bundesliga—is no replacement for Sterling.
The club look set to spend the majority of the Sterling windfall on Christian Benteke, having met the forward’s £32.5 million release clause to liberate him from Aston Villa.
However, while the Belgian may go someway to replacing the goal threat that Liverpool lost when Luis Suarez was sold to Barcelona, he will be in no position to replace the menace Sterling contributed in wide areas.
Several players have been linked with a move to Anfield to potentially fill the void left by the troubled 21-year-old.
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