Liverpool 'well informed' on midfielder who EXPLODED with 18 goals last season

Liverpool are ‘well informed’ on Matt O'Riley who exploded at Celtic last season with an incredible 18-goal season.

Journalist Rudy Galetti claims Liverpool are 'well informed' on the situation around Matt O'Riley. The Celtic midfielder is also generating interest from Atalanta and Atletico Madrid - and that's no surprise.

O'Riley enjoyed a remarkable season last time out. He finished with 18 goals in the Scottish Premiership (only two of which were penalties) and somehow still found the time to bag 13 assists.

His 31 total goals and assists were a ridiculous improvement on his 15 the season before. Enough that the English-born midfielder got a callup to the Denmark national team and now has some of Europe's biggest clubs looking at him.

"Matt O'Riley has been included on the lists of some European clubs,” writes Galetti on Twitter.

"Atalanta is the team that moved first for him, but the race for the Celtic player is still open.

"Liverpool and Atletico are well-informed about the situation of the Danish midfielder."

Liverpool consider O'Riley

It shouldn't really be a shock as O'Riley just put in the kind of season you rarely see. 18 goals and 13 assists from midfield is incredible and there's every chance he can make the step up to a major European league.

Another draw for Liverpool is that O'Riley is a homegrown player, having come through at Fulham. He'd tick some boxes in squad registration as a result and that does carry an extra premium.

And the fact that he still hasn't turned 24 suggests there's extra room to improve, too. Arne Slot and co. could work wonders with a player on the rise like this.

The only major question is price - we haven't seen any suggestion of what Celtic would truly want. He's their star player, after all, and they're going to want a near-record fee here.