Revealed – The Midfielder Liverpool Must Sign

Liverpool have been linked with several quality midfielders this summer since the departure of Steven Gerrard as Reds look to fill the void.
The merseysiders have been interested in signing Inter Milan midfielder Mateo Kovacic but lately the interest is in signing Real Madrid star Asier Illaramendi.
Liverpool are also linked with another Inter Milan star in Hernanes but considering his age and price tag, Kovacic is a far better option for the Anfield side.
Nevertheless, we compare the stats of Illaramendi and Kovacic while taking into consideration the fact that Liverpool need a complete midfielder, someone close to Gerrard and the Croatian international fits the bill.
Illaramendi has mostly been a bench warmer for Real Madrid as he failed to complete even 1500 minutes in any season for Los Blancos. Hence it makes no sense why Liverpool are so eager to sign him and are not ready to pay the asking price for Kovacic as per provided Telegraph link.
As seen in the average per game stats provided below, apart from successful pass completion percentage, Kovacic is ahead of the Spaniard and Liverpool must focus on signing the Nerazzurri star.