Liverpool have had a €60m (£51.6m) supply rejected for a LaLiga midfielder, in response to reviews from Spain.
Defensa Central reported that Actual Madrid president Florentino Perez batted away the bid from Anfield for Aurelien Tchouameni, with the 23-year-old deemed not on the market beneath any circumstances as they take into account him a massively necessary participant.
The France worldwide is believed to be certainly one of Jurgen Klopp’s major targets, with the Reds allegedly making an method for him final month (90min).
Liverpool look set to accumulate Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton in a deal which may doubtlessly price lower than £35m (Fabrizio Romano), however they seem like discovering it a lot more durable to land one other of their midfield targets in Tchouameni.
The Reds had additionally tried to signal him final 12 months when he was nonetheless at Monaco, however the participant publicly said that when the decision got here from Actual Madrid, his thoughts was made up on a transfer to the Bernabeu (TEAMtalk).
Rio Ferdinand gave a glowing appraisal of the Frenchman’s qualities in the course of the World Cup final 12 months when he mentioned on BBC’s protection of the match (by way of @theMadridZone on Twitter and This Is Futbol): “Tchouameni is a younger child, he’s going to make errors however he’s an outstanding expertise, he produces moments out of nowhere, unbelievable participant…He has the persistence, expertise, management, he has every little thing you want.”
The 23-year-old is likely one of the most dependable gamers in possession throughout Europe, his 92.9% move completion fee placing him among the many prime 1% of midfielders on the continent over the previous 12 months (FBref). He additionally ranks within the 99th percentile amongst positional friends for interceptions made with 1.98 per recreation.
A participant of such class each on and off the ball would’ve been nice for Liverpool to have, however with the Mac Allister deal virtually done and conversations ongoing with the brokers of Manu Kone and Khephren Thuram, the Reds may nonetheless succeed with their deliberate midfield overhaul even with out the Actual Madrid star.
