Dominik Szoboszlai was acquired by Liverpool from RB Leipzig, and now there are rumours that Liverpool is pursuing another player from the German club.
Josko Gvardiol, a central defender who has been strongly linked to a transfer to Manchester City, is the topic of conversation.
A few days back, The Guardian, Fabrizio Romano, revealed that the Sky Blues have agreed a fee with the Bundesliga side to hire the Croatian international this summer.
However, later, Lepzig’s sporting director, Max Eberl, confirmed:
“There is no agreement with Manchester City. Not even close,”
As per The Mirror, the Cityzens have been handed a two-week deadline to complete the signing of the 21-year-old, who was arguably the best defender at the FIFA World Cup last year.
Last night, Spanish source, Fichajes, claimed the Premier League is preparing for an exciting battle over the transfer of Gvardiol.
The media outlet mention the Merseysiders are one of the English sides taking advantage of the current impasse between City and Leipzig.
It is reported that Liverpool have submitted an offer to try to steal the signing of the youngster, who is valued at around £86million (100 million euros).
Guardiola’s team are still in pole position but even Manchester United and Chelsea are pressing to secure the star from Germany.
Josko Gvardiol is a massive Liverpool fan. Earlier this year, the defender stated (RTL Danas via (The Mail):
“My dream club? That would definitely be Liverpool. Since I was little, I watched a lot of their matches with my dad.”
Jurgen Klopp needs to improve his backline after a dismal last campaign. He has been interested in Gvardiol but I doubt the club can meet the asking fee of £86million to sign him. What do you think?
‘At this moment’: Fabrizio Romano shares what he’s just hearing about Romeo Lavia and Liverpool
Romeo Lavia’s move from Southampton is becoming quite the saga.
Indeed, the Belgian midfielder’s future is up in the air, and it’s unclear where he’s going to end up – Chelsea or Liverpool.
The Reds have made an opening bid for the player, but according to Ben Jacobs, Chelsea are now ready to blow the Reds out of the water for Lavia.
Now, Fabrizio Romano has shared what he knows about the situation on his YouTube channel, and he’s claimed that while Chelsea are having a real look at Lavia, Liverpool are ahead of their west London rivals in this transfer battle at the moment.
Liverpool leading the race
Romano shared what he knows about Lavia as well as an update on Moises Caicedo.
“What I can confirm is that Caicedo wants to go to Chelsea, Caicedo is pushing to go to Chelsea, but it is true as we have seen that Chelsea are looking at some alternatives. It is true that Chelsea are keeping an eye on Romeo Lavia, but Liverpool are ahead at this moment in the race for Lavia,” Romano said.
Can change quickly
Liverpool may well be leading the race to sign Lavia at the moment, but now isn’t the time to rest on our laurels.
Chelsea are always like a coiled viper in the transfer window, they can strike from out of nowhere and at any time, and if they hit the accelerator on this Lavia deal, it could be out of Liverpool’s reach before they even know it.
Of course, it is looking promising for Liverpool right now, but they need to press on and get this signing finalised as soon as possible or else Chelsea could quickly creep up on them.