The termination fee is 45 million euros, the seventh most noble right-back in history draws Arnold, Slot may change his team

Liverpool's summer reconstruction work seems to kick off at an astonishing pace, and the club is about to usher in the first major signing in the transfer window. According to multiple reports, the "Red Army" will complete the signing of Leverkusen full-back Jeremy Flynnon in the next few days. Although the specific transfer fee figures are not clear, according to the transfer market website, the minimum termination fee for the Dutch defender is about 45 million euros, and Liverpool must trigger this clause to sign the player.

If signed with this amount, Flynn Poon will actually become the most expensive player Liverpool has signed since taking office at Slott. Its net worth is more than the Georgian national goal Mamaldashvili, who had previously spent 30 million euros to sign from La Liga Valencia. Although Van Dijk remains the most expensive defensive player in Liverpool's history, he transferred from Southampton for €85 million in 2018, Flynnon will be second, squeezing Conat, who moved to €40 million in 2021, to third. Even globally, Flynnon will be the seventh-expensive right-back in history, surpassing Ashraf, who went to Inter Milan in 2020 with a transfer fee of 43 million euros.

Liverpool certainly need a new right-back, which is related to Arnold's announcement of leaving Anfield. It is generally expected that the English team member will join Real Madrid after the transfer window opens. Although Liverpool still has 21-year-old talented player Connor Bradley who can serve as the right back, Slot will certainly need more than one right back next season, and Flynnon will undoubtedly provide more options for the Dutch tactical master. How good is this Leverkusen star? Is he the ideal replacement for Arnold?

In terms of offensive statistics, Flynn Poon is fully capable of replacing Arnold as the right winger next season, which has made Liverpool fans very excited. The Dutch defender scored 30 goals in 190 games for Leverkusen, more than Arnold's 353 games (23) in his 353 games for Liverpool. But Arnold contributed 92 assists, which is much more than Flynnon's 44 assists at Leverkusen.

If the data is converted into the number of goals scored every 90 minutes, Flynnon will also be slightly higher than his Liverpool predecessor, who scored 0.47 goals every 90 minutes, while Arnold scored 0.37 goals every 90 minutes. Of course, since Arnold has made much more appearances than Flynnpon, he is at a disadvantage in this comparison. It is worth noting that even if we narrowed the comparison to this season, Flynnon still leads Arnold's 0.35 with 0.44 goals per 90 minutes.

However, this is perhaps the only direct comparison that can be made between the two players. Arnold's passing vision is very wide, while Flynnon is a more direct full-back who prefers to dribble through opponents and create opportunities in the offensive third zone. This difference may be best reflected by the fact that apart from right back, Arnold prefers the midfield where he can send the ball to the offensive third zone with long passes and straight passes; while Flynnon appears more at the right winger position when he is not playing right back, and sometimes even serves as a second striker on the team of Xavi Alonso because of his speed and dribbling ability. Therefore, although the two players play in the same position, they are completely different players and require different systems and tactics to fully utilize their abilities. If Flynnon is entrusted with the heavy responsibility of replacing Arnold next season, both Liverpool fans and Slott must keep this in mind.

For example, Alonso can fully realize Flynnon's potential because he gives the full-back the freedom to attack, so that he does not need to defend too much and uses more energy to attack the opponent's defense. During his time coaching the German club, Leverkusen used a three-back formation in 73% of the games. In sharp contrast, Slot used all four-back formations in his 54 games so far. While the Dutch coach could switch to three defenders to accommodate Flynnpoon, it not only requires removing a midfielder or forward from the lineup, but also adding a central defender to the starting lineup. At present, there are only four full-time central defenders in Liverpool's entire lineup. So if Flynn Poon does transfer to Liverpool, he could force Slot to make a major change to the team’s roster and system before the start of the new season.