Your Liverpool FC morning roundup focuses on yesterday’s breaking transfer news, including who the Reds should sign next and Philippe Coutinho’s career taking yet another unfortunate turn.

Dominik Szoboszlai was acquired by Liverpool from RB Leipzig for £60 million, according to an official announcement.

The Reds team is looking good ahead of their return to the AXA Training Centre on Saturday for preseason, bringing to an end this week’s hotly contested transfer pursuit.

There are numerous players expected to follow Alexis Mac Allister and now Szoboszlai through the door from all of Europe’s top divisions, so the Reds aren’t showing any signs of slowing down in the transfer market either.

Former defender Jamie Carragher gave Jurgen Klopp a tip earlier this year while discussing Sky Sports’ coverage of the Premier League as to who he should pursue next.

With his new club, Coutinho is in negotiations.

Philippe Coutinho, a former midfielder for Liverpool, is demonstrating that sometimes the other side’s grass isn’t actually greener.

He may have won some of the sport’s top club awards since leaving Merseyside in January 2018, but he hasn’t yet felt the same level of love, adoration, or playing excellence that was evident when he was a player at Anfield.

It has not gone as planned at his most recent club, Aston Villa. Due to injury issues and Steven Gerrard’s replacement with Unai Emery, the Brazilian is unable to win over the Villa Park faithful and has been left in the dark.

It now seems that they want to get rid of them and are willing to suffer a financial loss to make a transfer possible.

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Liverpool has now informed the player’s agent that if the asking price drops, they will sign him.

Romeo Lavia’s agents reportedly received a message from Liverpool saying that they should lower their client’s asking price if they want to pursue the Southampton midfielder.

The Reds are reportedly interested in signing the young Belgian player, according to journalist Ryan Taylor. Lavia is currently valued at £45 million, but Liverpool won’t make an offer for the 19-year-old unless the Saints reduce their demand.

Arsenal and Chelsea are the other two Premier League clubs vying for the midfielder, and Liverpool is one of them. Lavia, who might be the Reds’ third arrival of the window, is now reportedly being courted by the Merseyside giants, who now appear to be in the driver’s seat.

Taylor stated: “As for Lavia, from what I understand Arsenal are reluctant to meet the £45m valuation set by Southampton. No move will be made, though, unless the asking price is reduced. Additionally, teams like Liverpool, Chelsea, and United have been mentioned, though I am not very familiar with their interests.

“But I’m sure Chelsea and Liverpool are interested, and they’ve told the player representatives that they might be willing to sort of formalize their interest if the asking price is lower,” she continued.
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Lavia’s demand may force Liverpool to accept a loss.

Given how excellent the midfielder was for Southampton last season and his young age of just 19, Lavia’s asking price of £45 million should not come as a surprise. And Liverpool may have to pay the price the Saints are asking for their midfield wonderkid this summer.

Since Liverpool has the money to spend, Southampton knows that if they stick to their guns this summer, they can get exactly what they want for Lavia.
After all, £45m for a midfielder who has just completed an entire season of Premier League football seems about right in the current financial climate of the division.