Liverpool transfer news as a $82M bid for a Serie A defender is supposedly readied and Arne Slot and Richard Hughes reportedly eye a wonderkid likened to Arjen Robben.
Liverpool might have crashed out of the Champions League and lost the Carabao Cup final last week but this is still set to be a brilliant season for Arne Slot. In his debut campaign, he is going to bring home the Premier League title.
Nonetheless, Anfield is primed for a busy summer. Slot and his sports director, Richard Hughes, have now been in their positions long enough to have thoroughly evaluated the roster and determined what extra is required to take it to the next level. When the next market opens at the end of the season, it may be a busy time.
Here is Liverpool.com’s take on the latest transfer rumours surrounding the Reds. We begin with a Scandinavian wonderkid who is being hyped as a target for several European clubs.
Sindre Walle Egeli (FC Nordsjaelland).
Liverpool is one of the clubs interested in signing Norwegian wonderkid Sindre Walle Egeli, according to Football Insider. He currently plays for Danish club FC Nordsjaelland and has already been compared to Arjen Robben.
Egeli is only 18, yet he has six goals and four assists in 24 Superliga outings. That kind of productivity is astonishing, and as a result, there is an increase in demand for his services throughout Europe.
In the winter transfer window, Feyenoord, Arne Slot’s former club, turned down a $16 million (£13 million/€15 million) offer for Egeli. Newcastle United have also been linked.
Alessandro Bastoni (inter Milan)
According to Fichajes, Liverpool is willing to offer Inter Milan $82 million (£63 million/€75 million) for center-back Alessandro Bastoni this summer. Virgil van Dijk, who joined Liverpool at the age of 26, is widely considered as one of the world’s top defenders.
Nico Schlotterbeck, who is now at Borussia Dortmund, has also been discussed as part of what might be a large window. Van Dijk is out of contract in a few months, and Ibrahima Konate has only one year left on his contract after this season.
