Liverpool’s departing striker Daniel Sturridge still has something to offer in the Premier League and would be a ‘great signing’ for Arsenal, Crystal Palace or Leicester City this summer.
That’s according to former Eagles striker Clinton Morrison, who believes the 29-year-old is still one of the most naturally-gifted finishers in the country.
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Daniel Sturridge scored a number of crucial goals for Liverpool this season, including a strike against PSG in the Champions League and a wondergoal against Chelsea
Liverpool confirmed this week that Sturridge, along with defender Alberto Moreno, will leave Anfield this summer when his contract expires.
It brings to a close his six-year spell in Merseyside, which began with a flurry of goals and ended with injury frustration and a regular spot on the bench.
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Sturridge scored 67 goals in 160 appearances for Liverpool, with over half of those coming in his first three seasons with the Reds.
He developed a lethal partnership with Luis Suarez up front, being dubbed the ‘new SAS’, and almost helped the club to the Premier League title in the 2013/14 campaign, where they missed out to Manchester City by just two points.
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Sturridge and Suarez eclipsed the original SAS of Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton by scoring a combined 52 Premier League goals in the 13/14 season
The remainder of his career was hampered by persistent injury problems which limited his game time, and the arrivals of Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah then saw him slip down the pecking order.
But, despite being a bit-part player under Jurgen Klopp, Morrison insists Sturridge can be a big asset to another Premier League side and believes a return to London could be on the cards.
“I believe Daniel Sturridge is still good enough to play in the Premier League. He’s got great technical ability,” the ex-Crystal Palace striker told talkSPORT.
“Before all of his injuries, for me personally, I think he was the best English striker in the county. I thought he was better than Harry Kane.
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“He’s the most naturally-gifted finisher I’ve seen. He’s the most natural finisher in the Liverpool team, but you just can’t get him in that team because of the work-rate of Mane, Firmino and Salah.
“He’s had a lot of injuries, but I think he’d be a great addition for most Premier League teams.
“Maybe not in the top three or four, maybe not for Liverpool or Manchester City, but he could go to a team like Arsenal.
“I would love my old club Crystal Palace to get him and Leicester could be a good shout – he and Brendan Rodgers work well together.
“Rangers could work too, maybe Steven Gerrard could get the best out of him, but I think he will want to stay in the Premier League.
“I don’t think Daniel Sturridge is money orientated, he was earning a lot of money at Liverpool and that could have set him up for the rest of his career.
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Sturridge struggled for game time at Liverpool in recent seasons
“He’ll want to go to a club where he’s playing week-in, week-out, and I still think he can do a great job in the Premier League.
“The big question with him will always be, how fit is he going to be? But mentally he’s in a good place at the moment a fit and hungry Daniel Sturridge is an asset for any team.
“As a striker, all you want to do is score goals, that’s all you live to do, and if you can get 30 games out of Sturridge for the whole season, then you’ve got one hell of a player.
“He’ll be fit, flying, he’ll have a point to prove and nobody has to pay a fee for him.”
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