Mats Wieffer - Are the Reds Looking at Left-Field Options to Avoid Overpaying?

In the past few days, there have been reports linking Feyenoord midfielder Mats Wieffer with Liverpool. It is not hard to think why a plethora of players of that position are getting linked with the Reds. Wieffer just happens to be another one on the list.

By signing Wataru Endo last week, Liverpool and Jürgen Klopp showed us that they are willing to go out of their way to find left-field solutions to problems. Although getting the Japan captain does not close the chapter of this midfield rebuild, it covers a significant portion of it if you hear what Klopp has had to say about the 30-year-old.

Wieffer sounds like another out-of-the-box name to me. The Dutchman, although is a multi-functional central midfielder who fits the Liverpool demand profile-wise, has rejected an offer from Serie A sides earlier this summer. But, the caveat could be that there is a difference in the final decision when an offer comes from Italy to when it arrives from England at the moment.

The 23-year-old started his career as a FC Twente youth player in 2015 before moving to Excelsior in 2020. He signed for Feyenoord last summer and became a part of the team that lifted the Eredivisie for the 16th time in the club's history.

With the context and introduction of this article somewhat covered, let’s do the important part and take a look at the player in detail with the help of the numbers and comparison table.

Mats Wieffer - Player Profile

Mats Wieffer is a multi-position midfielder who can play in a double pivot and as a number eight or a solo number six in a three-man setup. If we look back at his career, the Dutchman has played 18 games as a centre-back. But, most of those appearances there came before he started playing senior level football.