‘Desperate’ Liverpool are willing to “try again” to sign the £111 million star that Klopp “is in love with”

Liverpool hope to sign Federico Valverde or Aurelien Tchouameni from Real Madrid this summer.

The Reds have made a brilliant start to the summer transfer window with new signings Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai from Brighton and RB Leipzig respectively.

However, the unexpected departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho to Saudi Arabia mean Jurgen Klopp will now have to sign at least one more midfielder before the September 1 transfer deadline.

They have certainly tried but Jamie Carragher recently slammed them for ’embarrassing’ Liverpool for making a ‘joke’ over a transfer window as recent market failures have left them in ‘an absolute mess’.

Chelsea beat Liverpool to the signings of Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, but the latter has yet to be officially confirmed as the Reds’ offers for both players have been accepted. Caicedo has always wanted to join Chelsea, but it was Liverpool’s offer for the former Brighton midfielder that made Lavia feel like a “second choice”.

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And with Lavia set to follow Caicedo to Chelsea, Spanish newspaper Nacional says Liverpool are now hoping Valverde or Tchouameni can boost their midfield.

Liverpool are now “desperate” to sign one of Real Madrid’s two midfielders, with Klopp heading up the Reds hierarchy to “reactivate interest” in the pair. Klopp is said to be ‘in love’ with Valverde as the German ‘tried to sign him’ before and the Reds boss now wants to ‘try again’ for the Uruguay international, who is believed to be worth around €130m (£111m). ) of the president of Real Florentino Perez.

Otherwise, Liverpool will turn their attention to Tchouameni – whom Klopp ‘tried to persuade’ to move to Anfield before joining Real from Monaco – although the France international has made it clear he is ‘not abandoning the team at La Liga”.
Neil Jones

Neil Jones, who has covered Liverpool since 2009, discussed possible alternatives to Lavia in his column for Caught Offside.

Jones wrote on Wednesday: “Coming to the news of Caicedo was another blow to Liverpool as Romeo Lavia also joined Chelsea.” This will hurt the Reds even more in many ways. Not because he’s a better player – he certainly isn’t – but because it’s a deal Liverpool could and should have made.

“Lavia has been on his radar for months and had three offers turned down earlier this summer. Their reluctance to meet Southampton’s asking price, which has always been around £50million, cost them as much as their dramatic move to Caicedo last week.

“And what it also does is that Liverpool’s ‘search for value’ policy is on full display. They didn’t think Lavia was worth £50m, which is good. I actually agree. He is not.

“But ultimately they were willing to pay him because they needed a player and still couldn’t get him. If they turn their attention elsewhere, they only have two and a half weeks to get someone in, and everyone knows they have money to spend. How likely is it that they find value now? “And who is out there? We know some players Liverpool like: Khephren Thuram, Ryan Gravenberch, Manu Kone, Cheick Doucoure. There is Florentino Luis at Benfica who seems like an interesting option.

“I don’t think they would face Manchester United for Sofyan Amrabat, while Tyler Adams looks like he’s leaving for Bournemouth. Kalvin Phillips? João Palhinha? How about Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi or PSV’s Ibrahim Sangare?

“There are many names in play at the moment and there is a need to act quickly and decisively. Liverpool should not be in this position but they are. His next move, and his success, could dictate the rest. of his season. “In terms of departures, despite the rumours, I wouldn’t expect Curtis Jones to leave Liverpool this summer.

“They already have enough problems in midfield without one of their local players having to leave. Jones had a good end to last season and a good summer with England at the European Under-21 Championship. He appears as a player ready to step up in terms of influence and performance at Anfield. You will not sell it.