Gini Wijnaldum Wants Sparta Rotterdam Return—But Not Any Time Soon

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The tactically flexible midfielder sees himself heading home at some point, but it won’t be this summer. Gini Wijnaldum is one of the first names on the teamsheet for Liverpool, with the player’s tactical flexibility, match intelligence, and willingness to tailor his game to his manager’s needs making him an invaluable part of Jürgen Klopp’s big red crushing machine.
With the player having turned 29 this season and with a contract that expires in 2021, though, there have begun to be questions about what his future holds. Questions he was willing to at least touch on following Monday’s 3-2 league victory over West Ham.
“I sometimes look at Sparta and then I think, ‘well, it would be nice if I played there in my last years,’” he told R...