Reds Linked with Wantaway Madrid Midfielder

Dani Ceballos is already regretting his move to the Spanish capitol, and clubs are lining up for his services. Totalvoetbal is back in vogue! After the international football scene spent decades tilting further and further towards the specialist end of the spectrum — narrowing down the roles and duties specific players had in specific systems to a greater and greater degree — the do-it-all footballer is back on the rise. Led by managers such as Pep Guardiola, Mauricio Pochettino and Liverpool’s own Jürgen Klopp, players are now expected to handle a number of tasks over multiple positions.

In Klopp’s case, the preference for box-to-box midfielders has been clear since he first arrived at Anfield. Instead of specialised destroyers and creators, everybody is a ball-winner and everybody i...