Ex-Liverpool boss calls for Klopp to take Diego Costa gamble

Published on: 05 August 2017

Former Liverpool boss Phil Thompson believes they should move for Chelsea firebrand Diego Costa.

Thompson says they should take Costa on a six month loan.

He told Irish Examiner: "Dare I say it: Diego Costa signs for Atletico Madrid and then gets loaned out to Liverpool. It would be quite a dream, wouldn't it? I'd take him for six months.

"Going back three or four years when Liverpool were in for Costa, I think we offered £20m. It was £25m and the deal never got done. I was amazed. If we'd have had [Luis] Suarez and Diego Costa, God, they'd have frightened everybody.

"You love these players. Every other supporter moans at them but you know as a Chelsea fan how much Costa will fight for you, do the battling for you. Good skills too. Good technique. Is [Alvaro] Morata going to be (as effective) when you get into battles in the Premier League? It didn't matter whether you were playing against Hull City or Manchester United, you knew what you'd get off Costa."

Source: tribalfootball.com

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