Joao Palhinha’s asking price has reportedly increased from Fulham to an astounding £90 million due to interest from Liverpool.

The Daily Mail reports that the west London club has set the 27-year-old’s asking price at an astounding £90 million in the face of interest from clubs like West Ham, who are considering Palhinha as a potential replacement for Declan Rice, who could leave for as much as £100 million.

Fulham, who only joined the Cottagers last summer, are reportedly comparing Palhinha’s valuation to that of Rice at West Ham. In his first season in England, the former Sporting Lisbon star stood out for Marco Silva’s team and was among the Premier League’s top midfielders.

Palhinha is now in demand, which comes as no surprise to anyone. Liverpool is one club that is interested in signing the Portuguese star, but Fulham’s asking price may now deter suitors given the absurd numbers displayed for the midfielder.

Palhinha was praised by Gary Neville as “fantastic,” but no club will be willing to spend up to £90 million on him. Given how unlikely a deal is now for the Reds, Liverpool may want to end their pursuit of the Fulham star right away to save everyone a lot of time and effort.

The price Palhinha is asking for is out of this world insane.

Palhinha was always going to fetch a high asking price from Fulham, but £90 million is absurdly high for the west London club. And it won’t come as a surprise if every club, including Liverpool, that was interested in signing the 27-year-old this summer decides not to.

We all know that paying £90 million will get you one of the best players in the world. Palhinha, a Portuguese international, does not fall into this category, despite the fact that he thrived in the Premier League the previous season.

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Trent Alexander-Arnold collected the number 10 shirt for England against North Macedonia

Bukayo Saka could have won the match point for his hat-trick against North Macedonia at Old Trafford on Monday night, but Liverpool defender and midfielder Trent Alexander-Arnold impressed again during this recent international break.

Even having shone in his new hybrid role at Anfield and beyond, it was shocking to see his name alongside the No.10 shirt on England’s squad list ahead of beating Malta on Friday night. It was hardly a surprise, however, that in 180 minutes he made his mark again.

Alexander-Arnold, in an even more advanced position than his recent move to Liverpool, was among Valletta’s star performers and just over 72 hours later the club’s academy graduate was back with another performance composed and elegant in the engine room.

It was enough to make Steven Gerrard, Jamie Carragher and even former Chelsea captain John Terry purr as they watched the current squad routinely knock out admittedly limited opponents. Although these three could still read between the lines, Alexander-Arnold successfully played between them.

After seven goals ahead of him, Alexander-Arnold underlined what he has to offer with an assist that helped Saka earn a hat-trick. Queue up the high-level response on social media.

No sooner had the goal come – England’s fourth of the night – than Liverpool hero Carragher tweeted: “Trent v Saka will be one hell of a combination.” Terry followed with his endorsement on the same platform.

In Saka Chat, Channel 4’s team of respected pundits also discussed before the match what Alexander-Arnold can offer his club and country in central midfield, as Gerrard himself took off his suit to appear at Old Trafford on Monday night.

He said: ‘When you play in matches against Malta and you play against another team [North Macedonia] who play with a compact block, Trent [Alexander-Arnold] is someone who can open the door at any moment because he has such a range good of passages.

“I think he has a lot of trust and confidence from Jurgen Klopp in this role and it’s very interesting to see that Gareth [Southgate] has given him a chance. But what Trent has done is he’s gone and I thought it was man of the match Friday night.

“He played with confidence and that defensive responsibility was taken away from him because he was under pressure and there was a lot of attention for him in that role.”

Alexander-Arnold would not be declared man of the match against North Macedonia on Monday night. After being ignored by England for so long, he could be their man of the hour.