Liverpool are poised to take the next step of their midfield rebuild as the Under-21 European Championships get underway this week.
Having signed Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton & Hove Albion earlier this month by triggering a launch clause that was believed to face at £35m, the Reds’ recruitment workforce have turned their consideration elsewhere.
Khephren Thuram of OGC Nice in France’s Ligue 1 is close to the highest of the shortlist, whereas the ECHO understands Celta Vigo’s Gabri Veiga can also be being assessed after a superb marketing campaign in La Liga that noticed him rating 11 occasions.
Ryan Gravenberch of Bayern Munich has been a long-time goal however a lot rests on the plans of recent supervisor Thomas Tuchel with the pair set to take a seat down later this summer season.
Liverpool reportedly held optimistic discussions with Gravenberch’s representatives earlier this 12 months however are awaiting the developments in Bavaria as Tuchel settles in for his first summer season with the Bundesliga champions.
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Gravenberch and Thuram are each represented by agent Rafaella Pimenta, who visited Anfield earlier this 12 months amid January hyperlinks to the Bayern Munich man. The Brazilian solicitor despatched hypothesis over Thuram into overdrive final week when she posted an image of Nice’s headquarters to her Instagram account.
“I just want to play more, preferably at Bayern,” Gravenberch advised De Telegraaf final week. “Otherwise at a membership the place I’ll 100% play. That’s my choice. I don’t need to have one other 12 months just like the one I’ve simply had. I actually discovered so much from it. But I simply need to play soccer.
“I haven’t really spoken to the coach about that yet, that will happen after the Euros when I’m back from Georgia and Romania. Then we’ll see how things are.”
Manu Kone of Borussia Monchengladbach is one other into account after a formidable exhibiting in Germany final time period and the Reds are weighing up their next transfer following the early arrival of major goal Mac Allister, who signed on a five-year deal lower than a fortnight after the Premier League had completed.
With all 4 set to be concerned for their respective nations, the prospect of getting to ship a delegation to Romania and Georgia, the place the event is being held, is a risk for Liverpool as they intention to construct on the seize of Mac Allister.
Thuram and Kone could possibly be a part of the France aspect that meets Italy in Cluj on Thursday, whereas Netherlands starlet Gravenberch might participate within the opening night time’s motion when Oranje jong play Belgium on the Meskhi Stadium, in Tbilisi.
Veiga, who reportedly has a launch clause of round £34m, is predicted to play a component for Spain towards Romania in Bucharest on Wednesday night. Romeo Lavia, of Southampton, additionally has his admirers however the Belgium Under-21 worldwide is not going to be concerned within the competitors having been pressured to withdraw final week via harm.
While Liverpool would ideally use their very own services for a participant’s medical, Mac Allister’s current assessments had been undertaken at a centre in Manchester to keep away from additional consideration on the approaching arrival, whereas Luis Diaz, who signed from Porto in January 2022, was checked over in Argentina after the membership despatched a workforce out to South America earlier than he took half in a sport for Colombia.
And whereas there was no indication that the Reds have been given permission as of but to rearrange a medical with any of their transfer targets, the truth that all 4 will probably be in the identical area within the coming weeks will possible be considered as a welcome growth as the membership watch on carefully behind the scenes.
New sporting director Jorg Schmadtke will take the lead on negotiations for the remainder of the window having formally joined in the beginning of June on a short-term deal. The addition of Mac Allister marked one thing of a handover from Julian Ward whose decade-long service to Liverpool ended in the beginning of the month.
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