Report: Liverpool could now sign former Manchester United player to help make way for Moises Caicedo

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Liverpool could now sign Hannover 96 goalkeeper Ron-Robert Zieler to help alleviate the side’s ever-increasing homegrown problem.

That’s according to the Liverpool Echo, who claim that Jurgen Klopp could look to bring in the 33-year-old as a replacement for Adrian, who is out of contract in the summer.

Playing in the 2.Bundesliga this term, the former Germany international would actually qualify as home-grown and ‘association-trained’, which would thus bolster the Reds’ quotas.

Having started his senior career with Manchester United as a 16-year-old, Zieler spent five seasons with the Red Devils.

Consequently, if Liverpool do end up welcoming the German on a free transfer, this would free up the opportunity to sign players who aren’t homegrown in England.

Currently, all 17 overseas spaces are filled in Klopp’s squad, but a number of players are expected to depart over the summer.  Either way, Zieler’s arrival would alleviate this issue.

Zieler could make way for Caicedo

Recently reported by journalist David Lynch, the Merseyside outfit will need to bring in a new homegrown player this summer, as they are set to lose Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and James Milner at the end of the season.

Subsequently, he claimed Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham is the obvious answer in this scenario.

However, Lynch also suggested that any non-homegrown player arriving at the same time as the 19-year-old would have to come cheaper than the fees mentioned for reported target Moises Caicedo.

As a result, the Brighton man is an unrealistic signing for Liverpool to make.

This is where Zieler comes in. Instead of signing an English player for an inflated amount, the goalkeeper would arrive on a free transfer and on a low wage.

This would allow the club to put their money elsewhere, thus paving the transfer of Caicedo to Liverpool.

While other plays have been linked, Caicedo’s prospective move to Anfield has been the only transfer reportedly ruled out by the side’s homegrown issue.