Liverpool’s hopes of retaining an crucial member of Arne Slot’s squad look set to be boosted by the prosective patrons’ pursuit of different change targets.
It’s not exactly a secret that Barcelona have been coveting Luis Diaz in newest weeks, nevertheless with the Reds placing a €75m (£64m) valuation on the 27-year-old (Diario AS), the Catalan membership might now be compelled to look elsewhere.
In response to Sport, Hansi Flick’s side have acknowledged a pair of England under-21 forwards as decisions who’d be likelier to fall inside their value range, particularly Borussia Dortmund gem Jamie Bynoe-Gittens and Hull Metropolis forward Jaden Philogene.
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Barcelona’s incapacity to fulfill Diaz’s reported asking value would possibly drive them to abandon their pursuit of the Colombian, which’ll come as a mighty discount to Liverpool supporters.
Arne Slot will surely have been massively reluctant to half with the 27-year-old all through his first change window on the Anfield helm, and it’s understood that membership chiefs haven’t any intention of selling the Reds’ amount 7 (The Athletic).
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Retaining Lucho might correctly put the kibosh on the pursuit of left-sided wingers, amid newest hyperlinks with Anthony Gordon and Crysencio Summerville, although Cody Gakpo’s glorious performances on that flank for Netherlands at Euro 2024 ought to see him utilised in that operate on Merseyside.
That’s no matter reviews that new head coach intends to utilize the 25-year-old as a centre-forward, although Liverpool are blessed with attackers who can readily change between anywhere all through the frontline, counting on participant availability and the opposition for each explicit individual fixture.
Must Barcelona pursue each Bynoe-Gittens or Jaden Philogene and protected not lower than considered one of many youthful English duo, that’ll almost truly see them abandon any plans to sign Diaz, so much to the discount of those of an LFC persuasion.
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