{"id":628020,"date":"2023-08-31T16:55:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=628020"},"modified":"2023-08-31T16:55:17","modified_gmt":"2023-08-31T20:55:17","slug":"gravenberch-liverpool-bayern-signing-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/gravenberch-liverpool-bayern-signing-done\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Done Deal\u2019: Liverpool Now Set to Make Yet Another Signing with Medical Booked Ahead of Last Minute Move"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697308004259963319?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fabrizio Romano<\/a> has dropped incredible news for Liverpool fans just before deadline day, as The Reds have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for the transfer of Ryan Gravenberch.<\/p>\n<h2>Gravenberch Reach an Agreement with Bayern Munich for Gravenberch<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool, here we go! \u20ac40m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons, 5 year deal, he will fly to Liverpool this evening \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udd34 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LFC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Agreement in place and medical tests booked.<\/p>\n<p>Deal was negotiated by Jose Fortes Rodrigues from Raiola. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ldqyzA2V4F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ldqyzA2V4F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FabrizioRomano\/status\/1697308004259963319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">August 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Medical Test Already Booked<\/h3>\n<p>Liverpool have been monitoring the Dutch midfielder throughout the transfer window and a deal is now imminent. It is expected that the player&#8217;s move to Anfield will be made official on the deadline day of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The Merseyside club have reportedly agreed to pay a transfer fee of around \u00a334 million and another \u00a34 million in potential add-ons.\u00a0The player will sign a five-year deal upon his arrival.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Watch<\/strong>: Why Liverpool and Chelsea are Destroying the Transfer Market<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Liverpool and Chelsea are DESTROYING the Transfer Market\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jQaiRguMTGY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The deal could be a bargain for Liverpool if the midfielder fulfils the potential he displayed in his time with Ajax. Gravenberch was described as &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/onefootball.com\/en\/news\/bayern-munich-chief-rules-out-ryan-gravenberchs-departure-amid-liverpool-links-37700684\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;incredibly talented&#8221;<\/a>\u00a0by Bayern President Herbert Hainer earlier this summer after the club boss initially denied rumours of the 21-year-old&#8217;s exit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/live-blogs\/transfer-news-live-latest-updates\/PI2gI300JId7\/wldDwBcnHj9T\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Ornstein<\/a>\u00a0has reported that the Dutchman will fly to England in the coming hours and is planning to complete his medicals on Friday. The player is keen to leave the German giants as he wants regular playing time.<\/p>\n<p>The 21-year-old has struggled to adapt to the Bundesliga since his arrival last summer and only made three starts in the entirety of the 2022\/23 season.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/celtic-agree-nathaniel-phillips-loan-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool&#8217;s \u2018Monster\u2019 Defender Has Now Joined Celtic After Rapid Transfer Progress\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1697313463259861125?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Florian Plettenberg<\/a>\u00a0has revealed that Jurgen Klopp was crucial in the player&#8217;s decision to approve the transfer after the German manager convinced the Netherlands international of his sporting project. The journalist also confirmed that the transfer is &#8220;a done deal&#8221;.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0What Will\u00a0Gravenberch\u00a0Add to Liverpool\u2019s Midfield?<\/h3>\n<p>The six-foot-two midfielder has a strong physical presence that compliments his technical ability. He will provide much-needed robustness and strength to the otherwise technical but physically lacking Liverpool midfield.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/31\/liverpool-gravenberch-bayern-official-bid-soon\/\" target=\"_self\">Liverpool Now Preparing to Sign \u2018Technically Brilliant\u2019 Player After Contact With Club Yesterday<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The midfielder is versatile and can play multiple positions but his best role is that of a box-to-box midfielder in a double pivot. His skillset allows him to contribute in every phase of the attack right from buildup to the final third.<\/p>\n<p>The Ajax youth academy product is also an exceptional progressor of the ball. A midfield duo of Alexis MacAllister and Gravenberch with Dominik Szoboszlai in a more offensive role could potentially dominate any team in the middle of the park.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fabrizio Romano has dropped incredible news for Liverpool fans just before deadline day, as The Reds have agreed a deal with Bayern Munich for the transfer of Ryan Gravenberch. Gravenberch Reach an Agreement with Bayern Munich for Gravenberch Ryan Gravenberch to Liverpool, here we go! \u20ac40m plus \u20ac5m in add-ons, 5 year deal, he will [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4733,"featured_media":626740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16,1364,4,3,7188],"tags":[9709,126,7298,9184],"class_list":["post-628020","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-liverpool","category-bayern-munich","category-bundesliga","category-premier-league","category-rumours","tag-bayern-munich-transfer-rumours","tag-jurgen-klopp","tag-liverpool-transfer-rumours","tag-ryan-gravenberch"],"modified_by":"Brendan Pridmore","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628020","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4733"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=628020"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/628020\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/626740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=628020"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=628020"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=628020"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}