Minamino, 27, appears to be surplus to requirements at Anfield, having found game time hard to come by since joining from RB Salzburg in 2021 for £7.65 million.
During his time at the Reds, he has made 55 appearances, scoring 14 goals and contributing three assists.
Southampton have been linked with a move for the Japanese international having previously had the attacking midfielder on loan during the 2020/2021 season.
Football Insider reports that the Saints sit alongside Wolverhampton Wanderers, Leeds United and AS Monaco in their interest in the Liverpool star.
But Crook doesn’t believe Ralph Hassenhuttl’s side are eager to bring the 27-year-old to St Mary’s.
He told GiveMeSPORT:
During his time at Southampton, Minamino made just 10 appearances, scoring two goals.
The Saints have been linked with a reunion with former midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who plays with Minamino at Liverpool.
Journalist Pete O’Rourke claims that the Saints might be interested in luring the English midfielder back to the club.
He told GiveMeSport:
Wolverhampton Wanderers frontrunners to sign Liverpool star Takumi Minamino this summer
Wolves are currently the favorites to sign Takumi Minamino this summer with Bruno Lage looking to freshen up his attacking options (per FootballInsider).
The Molineaux outfit had a respectable season, finishing 10th but did come off the boil at the latter end of the campaign.
Only Burnley and Watford finished with fewer goals scored during the season, which is a worrying statistic for Lage’s side.
Defensively Wolves were assured, boasting the reliable Max Kilman and a consistent Conor Coady in the backline.
But in attack, there was a lot left to be admired from Lage’s forwards.
However, they did have to deal with the injury to Pedro Neto which kept him out for most of the campaign.
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