Liverpool have set the ball rolling over a transfer for a European celebrity, accessible for a snip of what he could possibly be price.
The Reds are progressing fantastically underneath new supervisor Arne Slot, discovering themselves prime of the league each domestically and in Europe. This week noticed one other mightily spectacular efficiency, too, as unbeaten Bundesliga champs Bayer Leverkusen have been dismantled 4-0 at Anfield.
Slot is proving simply how good a supervisor he’s with a squad that he inherited – however he could possibly be about to make his first assertion of intent within the switch market, with a deal that captures the creativeness.
Liverpool in talks with £50m man
Arne Slot’s solely addition to the Liverpool squad, to this point, is Italian attacker, Federico Chiesa. Giorgi Mamardashvili additionally joined over the summer season – however remained on mortgage at Valencia.
Chiesa has up to now solely managed 78 minutes for the Reds due to damage points hampering him. However his signing – which was simply £10 million, based on the Guardian – has paved the way in which for an additional cut price to come back.
Belgian journalist, Sacha Tavolieri, has claimed that talks have begun over Aurelien Tchouameni transferring to Anfield for simply €60 million – round £50m.
Liverpool have lengthy been within the Frenchman, who – ranked at no.6 in FourFourTwo’s listing of the very best defensive midfielders on this planet proper now – who joined Actual Madrid in 2022 from Monaco in a transfer that David Ornstein of the Athletic confirmed to be price over €100 million.
That Liverpool might signal the star for nearly half is a big bombshell – and follows reviews that the European champions have misplaced religion with Tchouameni following a troublesome begin to the season.
Former Reds boss Jurgen Klopp was mentioned to be enamoured with the star, with Liverpool reportedly submitting a €47m bid for the 24-year-old in 2023. Since then, he has been criticised at occasions by some in Spain – and is seen as probably the most expendable member of a midfield that additionally options Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde and Jude Bellingham, who’s 10/1 to win the 2025 Ballon d’Or.
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In FourFourTwo’s opinion, Tchouameni’s availability for this value ought to arouse Europe’s elite. The midfielder could have struggled of late however remains to be a world-class possibility for any prime facet and would immediately stroll into Liverpool’s midfield.
Tchouameni is price €100m, based on Transfermarkt, together with his contract operating till 2028. Liverpool host Aston Villa this weekend when Premier League motion returns.