Obtaining signed Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai presently this summertime, Liverpool are in the market place for a third midfielder, and there is a single star in the Leading League that the Reds really like but his price tag is a challenge.
Possessing captured two gamers Jurgen Klopp desired, the Merseyside club’s interest will now flip to a modern-day defensive midfielder. Brighton’s Moises Caicedo is a star that could fill that position but the player’s selling price tag is too considerably for Liverpool.
In accordance to transfer qualified Ben Jacobs on CaughtOffside’s Debrief podcast, Brighton want £100m for the 21-year-aged and that is turning off a lot of clubs.
Chelsea are pushing for Caicedo at existing states Jacobs and they are the only club in the race for the midfielder – but the transfer journalist says that there could still be a twist.
It is not likely that Liverpool will be a team that joins because of to Caicedo’s selling price tag but the 21-calendar year-outdated is a participant the Reds appreciate.
“Liverpool really like Caicedo. Barry Hunter, the chief scout, to my awareness was wanting at Caicedo in advance of he joined Brighton but it was a messy offer. He was at a club acknowledged as IDV and was represented by various agents and there were all sorts of messy expenditures,” Jacobs stated about Liverpool and Caicedo on the podcast.
The journalist continued by indicating: “Now the profile of Caicedo is great for Liverpool but the price tag isn’t.”