Liverpool: Five Reasons why Kai Havertz would be a masterful signing for Jurgen Klopp

Will the rich grow more dense in their wealth?! Should Kai Havertz move to Liverpool, that would be precisely the circumstance; it is not impossible either.

According to reports, Liverpool are willing to break their own club transfer record by quite a bit this summer for Kai Havertz. It is not difficult to see why either, at only 20-years-old, his experience is remarkable and his upside is still beyond prognostication.

For Liverpool it is not an unwise decision; while Jurgen Klopp apparently eyes Havertz as a replacement for Adam Lallana, one could envision the role of Kai Havertz anywhere in midfield. It is easy to envision an even greater version of Kai should he train under Jurgen Klopp, around those great Liverpool players.

That is one of the most tantalizing aspects for the Reds, the versatility and complexity of the player; add remarkable coaching and players like Firmino, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and the lot, it becomes scary to dream about. How a talent like Havertz can influence Liverpool and players of this caliber is a very interesting question; difficult to qualify precisely, but not impossible using sound logic.

What Kai Havertz Brings to Liverpool: Versatility

As briefly mentioned above, versatility jumps out at me as soon as I think of Kai Havertz. While he is able to play in a central midfield role, he is also perfect in my mind as a number ten directly behind a hard charging front three. At Leverkusen, where he has been for nearly a decade, he has even played in positions in which he creates greater width on the pitch.

Could Kai Havertz replace Adam Lallana? Of course, with Lallana’s contract ending after this season it is quite a possible fit. Giorgino Wijnaldum’s time in Liverpool could also be coming to an end sooner than later; Alongside a healthy Naby Keita, Havertz could offer Anfield a new maestro, with about as much potential as any talent in Merseyside.

Kai Havertz: Maestro and Offensive Midfielder

It will be expected that Kai Havertz demonstrates vision and passing like the likes of Kevin De Bruyne; what he can provide as a scoring threat will be as massive for Liverpool. It is not a stretch to believe that we could witness both of those abilities at Liverpool right away.

Havertz has the tools to do the job, he is tall, creative, passionate and thoughtful; his work ethic as witnessed so far during his career should only endear him to Jurgen Klopp and the rest of his mates even further. He has the ability to quickly transition the ball from the back of the pitch forward before scoring from within, or just without the box himself.

When one plays alongside talented, intelligent players these traits and abilities become accentuated ever more. Around the likes of Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Mo Salah, Bobby Firmino, Sadio Mane and Divock Origi, footballing intelligence sharpens footballing intelligence.

Youth and Depth: A Key in any Sport

Athletes are a lot like products you’d find at the grocery store; they’re not necessarily bad the longer they sit there, but depending on that first point, you may have less time to enjoy them at their pinnacle. In this way, finding and growing young players is always more advantageous to purchasing them from an external source; the farmer has the milk fresher for longer than any of us after all.

If one cannot grow a player like Kai Havertz, buying him early as is allegedly planned is second best however. With the signing of Takumi Minamino from Red Bull Salzburg in December, the implications are great moving ahead. Adding yet another future midfield star, this time even young than Minamino, is great form for Liverpool.

This is what the great teams of European football do; they stockpile the young talent to grow behind the old talent. The legends of yesterday and today teach the legends of tomorrow; continuity as a club is bred in this way, and is conferred from one generation to the next. Substitutions at Liverpool will be as deadly, if not more so, with players like Havertz available off of the bench.

Should Kai Havertz usurp a current midfielder for Liverpool, the Reds will then have the luxury of veteran leadership coming off of the bench for Klopp and company. These scenarios epitomize the idea at the top of the piece; the rich get richer, one way or another.

A Face for the Future

At only 20-years-old, Kai Havertz has all of the aforementioned positives, alongside at least a few others I have yet to mention. For Liverpool, one of the greatest appeals to transferring for the player is  the appeal he has as a potential Red for a decade or more to come.

The practical elements of this have already been discussed in part, with more to follow; the financial elements will likely be spoken about less across most outlets, but lets consider.

In the Bundesliga, Havertz is already one of the most sought after and most recognizable players in Germany. He has been desired by Bayern München, Juventus and Manchester United to name a few; the team that can attract him once he decides his time at Bayern Leverkusen is complete gets a famous talent in the years leading up to his true prime.

Financially, as Manchester United have attempted to do with Paul Pogba, Liverpool will have Kai Havertz to represent them once older players like Mo Salah, Bobby Firmino and Sadio Mane leave or lose their own lusters. He will not be alone surely; Trent Alexander-Arnold will be right there alongside him should the former join the latter. How this can further grow Liverpool as a brand, with broad financial implications surely, should not be overlooked in any way.

Kai Havertz and Liverpool: Keeping pace…..but with who?!

Finally, Kai Havertz demonstrates the ambition of Liverpool, pure and simple. While the rich get richer, or more dense in their wealth as I purposely stated, it is not that they are alone in this.

Manchester City has won the prior two Premier League titles and are always looking to grow and build depth alongside their great stars; to think they will not be up in arms come the Summer Transfer Window is to not know Pep Guardiola. He and the ownership group at City will pour millions of pounds into revamping and remaking the club to properly challenge Liverpool next campaign; titles in three out of four seasons is quite the remarkable achievement.

Arsenal under new boss Mikel Arteta will not be an easy club to overlook either; new tactics, better organization and new players will  invigorate an already invigorated club after the season. The expectations in North London are too massive to submit to another year of lesser football; a surprise challenge could come from the Emirates next season.

Leicester City with Brendan Rogers, Chelsea with Frank Lampard, and Tottenham with José Mourinho are a but a few. Manchester United with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Wolves with Nuno and Everton with Carlo Ancelotti can all become additional causes for concern for Liverpool as well. Having noted all of this; can one blame the rich, in this instance, of looking to become more dense in their wealth?

Kai Havertz, in theory, helps to insure Liverpool from all of these competitors; being the class of Europe already, as well as of the world, jealously guarding that same stature in England does not surprise me in the slightest. With the resources and success Liverpool has, it wouldn’t be very intelligent to let off the gas now, as the saying goes.

Kai Havertz and Liverpool: A match made in Merseyside

Should the transfer go through this summer, the biggest transfer move will likely go to Liverpool; assuming that Neymar Jr. and Kylian Mbappe Stay put I should qualify as well of course. While the balance of power will not have shifted in the Premier League, it will have moved a bit heavier towards the Reds of Liverpool.

To be sure, Liverpool will accentuate the player as much as the player accentuates the already remarkable club. We could all be analyzing on an event that, when it does occur, skyrockets Havertz as a top player of the world, regardless of team or age. The two ideas are reciprocal for sure in the end; Havertz growth will change Liverpool and their success will change him. This is the good and proper from an objective standpoint, from that of the rest of Europe and England, I should say it is quite the opposite; a wonderful innovation in Merseyside is a dreadful one for the rest of the world.