Diogo Jota’s time at Liverpool assessed

A look at the Portuguese forward’s time at Anfield and whether it could be coming to an end

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00:00Looking at Liverpool and specifically Diogo Jota, now it's not the first time this season

00:08we've looked at a few individuals for Liverpool where we maybe sort of note it as the end

00:14of their time possibly. There's obviously been rumours of a few players moving away.

00:19We feel like also that the summer could be quite a big one for Liverpool, maybe a bit

00:23of a reshuffle and Arnie Schlott hasn't yet had that big window since joining the club.

00:29In terms of Diogo Jota, there's a few rumours of him possibly moving away. We've mentioned

00:35his injury crisis that he's had. Firstly, on his time at Liverpool, how impressive has

00:41he been when he's been on it? When he's been fit, he looks untouchable at times and especially

00:46that impact he's had in the Champions League as well. What do you make of his Liverpool

00:50time?

00:51I think he's definitely surpassed expectations, to be honest. When Liverpool had emerged,

00:57we signed him. A few thorough brows were pulled as to why we signed him. He wasn't exactly

01:04a regular at Wolves, was he? He wasn't a prolific goal-getter, but he's fitted in seamlessly,

01:11to be honest. Liverpool's recruitment team, the data they have. Obviously, he ticks a

01:18lot of the boxes, maybe all the boxes, and that's proven the case. When he's been fit,

01:24he's been exceptional. I think a lot of people would say right now he's Liverpool's first

01:31striker when he is in rhythm. Arguably the best finisher of the club when he's in front

01:39of goal. He's so cool. He doesn't miss many one-on-ones. He's very good in the air as

01:47well. He's very under-raced in the air, to be honest, for someone who's not very tall.

01:52Can play all across the front line in the number 10 role. That versatility. But the

01:58injuries have hampered his Liverpool career, there's no doubt. He's had injuries that you

02:04think maybe will rule him out for a couple of weeks and have ended up being longer. The

02:09rib injury this season when he went down, maybe you thought it was going to be a couple

02:14of weeks and it ended up being nearly two months, I think. That's been the only disappointment

02:20with Diogo de Ossa is his injury record and I think that's why not every Liverpool fan

02:26is convinced. Everyone's convinced about his ability, but it's his availability which has

02:31been the problem.

02:32Just on his future, if he is to leave Liverpool, possibly in the summer, would it be the end

02:39of the world for Arnie Sottside?

02:42It'll be interesting what happens because I think Arnie Sottside will look to strengthen

02:46maybe... There's obviously him and Darwin Nunes who haven't started an awful lot of

02:50Premier League games for Sweden this season. If you've got an offer for Diotter, do you

02:56look at that and think, well, do we take it because of his availability? He's only available

03:01for, I don't know, two-thirds of the game, whatever. Do we look at someone and think,

03:05well, we can get someone in who makes some money on Diotter maybe or get your money back

03:11and get someone in a bit younger, you can mould into your project. The only thing is

03:18you might be selling to a rival. Obviously, Arsenal have been linked. Who else would be

03:22willing to take him because of his injury record? I don't think Liverpool are going

03:27to be openly looking to sell him by no means, but I think if an offer did come, then Liverpool

03:33would certainly think about it just because of, as I say, his fitness issues.