6. Christian Atsu
Porto Winger 21 Ghana Christian Atsu has recently been mooted to be heading to Anfield in a £3 million deal by a number of newspapers, such as
The Guardian, with Brendan Rodgers apparently keen on the winger's "attacking prowess". Atsu certainly has a number of good characteristics on his CV. He's won the Portuguese title in his only season with Porto (to date) and has blistering pace which is always a useful weapon in the Premier League. In his 17 league appearances for Porto last season he managed only a single goal which suggests he still has a lot to do to fine tune his game - not that this is a problem as yet because the winger is 21 years old and therefore he has a long time before he will expected to reach his peak - this is something FSG will be particularly interested in, if the rumour has any truth to it, because this means he will probably be able to command a higher selling on fee should the player and the club part ways in the future.
Would he fit? Probably not - Although Atsu has a few good attributes going for him, I cannot see this transfer rumour going anywhere in reality. Liverpool have just signed Iago Aspas and already have a whole host of wingers such as Fabio Borini (can play wide of a front three), Phillipe Coutinho (often played wide left last season), Raheem Sterling, Stewart Downing (admittedly he could be on his way out), Oussama Assaidi and Jordan Ibe - with Sterling and Ibe particularly key because you don't want to stunt their growth by signing more experienced foreign players. Plus Atsu would most likely be seen a bit part player by BR - much like Assaidi - who would only really make significant contributions in the cups.