Liverpool have expressed interest in signing James Trafford from Manchester City at the end of the season.
The 23-year-old goalkeeper has struggled for regular opportunities at Manchester City, and he needs to leave the club in order to play more often. Trafford has started just three league games for Manchester City this season, and he has played a total of 900 minutes of first-team football in all competitions.
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Chelsea keen on James Trafford
Meanwhile, a report from GOAL claims that Chelsea are keen on securing his signature as well. The Blues need to find an upgrade on Robert Sanchez, who has been underwhelming since joining the club. Trafford was one of the best goalkeepers in the country during his time at Burnley, and he could prove to be an excellent addition. He is a young player with a lot of potential, and he could improve further with regular opportunities.
There is no doubt that Trafford could be an important player for Chelsea next season.
Meanwhile, clubs like Tottenham, Newcastle and Aston Villa are all monitoring his situation. It is clear that the 23-year-old will be a player in demand during the summer transfer window. It remains to be seen whether Manchester City is prepared to sanction his departure.
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Reds to sign Trafford?
Meanwhile, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been linked with a move to Italy. They will need to replace him properly, and the England goalkeeper could be ideal. The opportunity to play for Liverpool will be exciting for Trafford. He could compete with Giorgi Mamardashvilli for the starting spot next season.
Liverpool are among the biggest clubs in the world, and they could provide him with the platform to fight for major trophies as well. It remains to be seen whether Liverpool or Chelsea follows up on their interest with an official proposal to get the deal done.
He is a good player, but would he leave city as a number 2 and go to LFC as the number 2. We cannot spend around 35m on Mamardashvilli and have him as a number 2 if as it looks Allison will leave. We have a total of 7 goalkeepers in the main squad, so something is wrong if we now think these guys are not good enough especially as we have in the past few years bought a fair few of them. I would have Mamardashvilli as the number 1 and have Jaros as Number 2 He has done well at Ajax 5 clean sheets – 23 goals conceded in 19 games so far (Ajax total is 30 games played with 37 goals against) and are 5th in the league.