You’d think given their glaring need for a new goalkeeper that Liverpool would be heavily linked to anyone with a pair of gloves this summer, yet journalists most closely connected to the club only seem to be mentioning one man; Roma’s Brazilian shot-stopper Alisson.
Alisson’s rise has been rather sudden. A little over a year ago he was Wojciech Szczesny’s backup and did not become the starter until the former Arsenal man left to join Juventus. After only a couple of months as Roma’s number one, Alisson’s value had soared and there was talk of Liverpool preparing a massive January offer for him.
That offer never materialised as Jurgen Klopp instead gave Loris Karius a chance to prove himself, but the speculation never went away and has intensified in recent weeks following the meltdown suffered by Karius in the Champions League final last month.
Alisson’s main credentials appear to be that he is Brazil’s number one and by definition better than Manchester City’s Ederson, his understudy in the international setup.