Liverpool’s European rivals: Kylian Mbappé reportedly demanded a huge salary, and a $109 million transfer would likely set a new record for Man City.
Although Jürgen Klopp has completed Liverpool’s second summer signing, there are still additional additions that must be made during the current transfer window.
Dominik Szoboszlai completed a $76 million (£60 million/€70 million) transfer from RB Leipzig to the Reds on Sunday, and the midfielder signed a five-year contract at Anfield. The Reds announced his transfer on Sunday.
With Alexis Mac Allister joining last month, the Hungary international is now part of Klopp’s summer rebuild. However, the Liverpool manager still needs more additions to address the issues from last season.
Nevertheless, the Reds’ early performance has set a precedent for many of their competitors, and it will be up to them to react in the coming weeks.
However, with the window now open across most of Europe, there will be a lot of players moving, and Manchester City appears to be on the verge of making its mark.
As usual, there is a ton of rumors swirling around Kylian Mbappé’s future at Paris Saint-Germain as the Frenchman looks to leave the club.
Here is Liverpool.com’s perspective on some of the most important stories in European football right now, starting with the PSG star.
Kylian Mbappé makes a sizable transfer request.
If he joins any club this summer, Kylian Mbappé has reportedly asked for a massive salary package. The PSG superstar is reportedly asking for $261 million (£206 million/€240 million).
Given that he stated last month that he won’t sign a contract extension in Paris, Mbappé reportedly would demand the package from any club that approaches him this summer.
However, the story also claims that longtime target Real Madrid does not anticipate a transfer this summer and insists that the 24-year-old will have to accept a pay cut if he eventually decides to move to the Spanish capital.
Liverpool reportedly offered $300 million to sign Mbappé at the end of last month, but that deal will not go through.
Let’s face it: Any club interested in signing Mbappé won’t be surprised if he sets extremely high salary demands, according to Liverpool .
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You’ll have to shell out top dollar for one of the best players in the world if you want him.
However, it does indicate that he won’t likely be moving this summer and that PSG may have to accept the possibility that he could leave on his own next year. Mbappé 2024 Liverpool fans, how about you?
Joko Gvardiol is under pressure from Man City.
Joko Gvardiol’s desire to move to the Etihad Stadium has been confirmed by RB Leipzig, giving Manchester City hope that a deal will be reached soon.
The Times reports that City is close to a deal that would make Gvardiol the most expensive defender in the world at $109 million (£86 million/€100 million), which would surpass the sum Manchester United paid for Harry Maguire.
With Leipzig’s director of sport Max Eberl confirming that Joko Gvardiol and his agents informed them of their desire to transfer to Manchester City, Leipzig appears to have conceded defeat in its efforts to retain the Croatian international.
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Fans of Liverpool will undoubtedly see this as another player who got away, according to Liverpool.com. The ideal addition would have been Gvardiol, who had already identified Liverpool as his “dream club” (according to the ECHO).
But given his asking price, it was never likely that the Reds would be able to close a deal, especially with City in the running. It’s unfortunate that this is the transfer landscape, with teams like City and Real Madrid able to snag the best players in the world.
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Liverpool still have a lot of work to do in the transfer market, but Jürgen Klopp also needs to work on improving the players he already has, including Darwin Núñez.
