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​Collymore urges Liverpool to re-sign Wijnaldum amid PSG exit talk

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp should attempt to secure Gini Wijnaldum from Paris Saint-Germain in the summer.

That is the opinion of former Reds star Stan Collymore.

He suggests that Wijnaldum, who left Liverpool for PSG on a free in the summer, could add something to his old team next season.

Wijnaldum has failed to hit the expected heights since joining PSG, and has been in and out of the team this season.

Speaking to The Mirror, Collymore said: "Wijnaldum is having a proper wobbler at Paris Saint-Germain and, despite the fact he's earning a king's ransom, if I were Jurgen Klopp I'd chance my arm with a cheeky low-ball offer to try to get him back to Liverpool.

"He's 32 in November, the same age as Jordan Henderson and four years younger than James Milner, and he'd be a great player for the youngsters at Anfield such as Harvey Elliott and Curtis Jones to learn from, too.

"I'm not usually a fan of going back but if there's a cheap deal to be done, my old club could still be getting a proper, top-level performer.

"If Liverpool are serious then having Milner, Henderson and Wijnaldum around that midfield for another 12 or 24 months could not only help Jones and Elliott but it would also crucially get an extra body into the area as well.

"He knows the way they play, he knows the manager well, he knows the dressing-room well, and if PSG would say, 'Look, we'll get him off the wage bill for free or even £5million or £8m', you'd take him.

"He's generally a good pro, he doesn't create problems."

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