Liverpool transfer news: Liverpool used to be interested in the former Lazio midfield player, who they will play at Crystal Palace the following season.

Crystal Palace has just secured a former target of Liverpool for free in advance of the summer transfer window opening.

Oliver Glasner’s arrival has brought Palace back to life, and they finished the season in outstanding shape. They grabbed midfielder Daichi Kamada on a free transfer after he left Lazio last season, eager to continue their winning streak. As they attempted to restructure their midfield under Jurgen Klopp, Kamada was a target last summer, as ardent Liverpool supporters will be aware.

If they had pursued the Japan international, Kamada would have been their least expensive transfer at the time. They spent more than £150 million on midfield players last summer. He struggled in a subpar Lazio setup, managing just two goals and two assists in 38 games, but dominating at Frankfurt with 73 goal contributions in 179 games.

Liverpool reportedly waited for Kamada’s transfer to AC Milan to collapse last summer, as reported by Calciomercato. However, at that time, they had moved on to other projects. He was reportedly up for grabs for about £24 million. Gianluca Di Carlo, an Italian agent, stated that Liverpool was vying for his signature before “Lazio sniffed out the deal.”

Di Carlo started, “The player was on a free transfer and many clubs had gone for him: Real Sociedad, Milan, Liverpool, and Benfica.” “I believe that the agreements that had been reached were no longer referenced since the Rossoneri underwent a management shift. When Lazio smelled out the arrangement, the entourage took to the concept right away. Not without a lot of clubs getting involved. Considering the player in question, his usual value would be between 27 and 28 million euros.

One of the most technically competent midfielders to emerge from Asia in the last ten years, Kamada can fill a variety of midfield roles and has a keen eye for goal, as seen by the 16 goals and seven assists he scored during the 2022–2023 German season. Although there is a lot of talent in Liverpool’s midfield overall, he could have signed last summer as a free agent. Fans will now get to see him up close in England when he plays alongside Glasner in the upcoming campaign.