Clynes departure has left many scratching their heads and understandably so. What with recent injuries across our backline, at first it seems rather reckless to weaken it further by allowing Nathaniel clyne, a very experienced 27 year old, former England first choice right back, to leave the club on loan. I suspect the departure is in many ways the main facilitator of the transfer fee obtained for Solanke. At 19 million many Liverpool fans would have bitten your hand off, with the caveat of clyne going as well...maybe not as much. That being said though, I have a theory as to what Klopp might have been thinking going into this deal.
Now, if the stories are to be believed (and there is no reason not to believe them), the answer to the RB question might lie in the almost miraculous recovery that we've seen of Oxlaide Chamberlain. Considering the midfield we now have and the fact it will take time for Ox to get back to his best, is being played as a back up RB the perfect opportunity for him to get back up to speed in terms of match fitness? Alternatively, seeing as Ox has some experience playing as right wing back for arsenal, we could perhaps see a change in formation with us seemingly having 3 CB's all having a good season. A back 3 of Lovren, Gomez and VVD with robinson and Trent as wingbacks with Ox to cover I think would work very well given time.
Anyone else think this might be what Klopp is thinking?
No. The cover for TAA are Gomez, Milner and Fabinho, all much fitter than Clyne. Clyne need lots of games to get back to his best and he will not get enough opportunities with us.
