Liverpool’stransfer targets “should become clear in the next few days” as the Anfield outfit look to make more midfield additions following the signing of Alexis Mac Allister, transfer insiderDean Joneshas told GIVEMESPORT.
Jurgen Klopp is looking to bolster his options in the centre of the park ahead of what could prove to be a pivotal summer for the Reds.
Liverpool transfer news – Midfielders
According to Sport 1 journalistKerry Hau(via theLiverpool Echo), Bayern Munich midfielder Ryan Gravenberch could leave the Allianz Arena just one year after his£20marrival from Ajax.
Football Insiderɾєρօɾτed in April thatLiverpoolare readying a move for the Dutch starlet as the Reds look to replace Naby Keita, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in midfield.
Meanwhile, transfer guruFabrizio RomanoɾєⱱєɑłєԀ thatLiverpoolhad scheduled talks with the agents of Borussia Monchengladbach and OGC Nice midfielders Manu Kone and Khephren Thuram after the Merseyside outfit secured the£35msigning of Brighton & Hove Albion star Mac Allister last week.
Jones has recentlytold GIVEMESPORTthatLiverpoolhave stepped up their interest in Kone, whilst Thuram has been extensively scouted “for some time” at Anfield.
And the transfer insider claims that the Reds will sign “at least one more midfielder” this summer.
What has Jones said about Liverpool’s potential transfer business?
Jones told GIVEMESPORT:”I think it’s an example of when clubs have to have a wide field of options and decide which one they’re closing in on.
“They’re not going to sign all three of those, but after getting Mac Allister thɾօυɢҺ the door, they’ll still sign at least one more midfielder.
“It will probably be one of those two [Thuram and Kone] or Gravenberch. I think it should become clear in the next few days.”
Who else haveLiverpoolbeen linked with at Anfield?
Aside from the aforementioned trio,Liverpoolhave been linked with several high-profile midfield additions as Klopp begins a rebuild of his Reds squad at Anfield.
According to theMailOnlinein March, the Merseyside outfit have identified Fulham’s Joao Palhinha as a potential option this summer, with the Craven Cottage club valuing the Portugal star at £60m.
The Reds have also monitored Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Matheus Nunes, though CBS ɾєρօɾτer Ben Jacobs has recently claimed in hisCaughtOffsidecolumn that their interest has now cooled.
Therefore, it looks to be an intriguing few weeks as we establish who Liverpool’s key midfield targets will be thɾօυɢҺout the early weeks of the summer transfer window.
