All transfer news, rumors gossip and speculation including the latest on fede valverde,Gabri veiga, Micky van de ven ànd more.
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The Reds continue to scour Europe and the rest of the world for their latest addition to join Alexis Mac Allister at Anfield. Midfield remains the priority despite the arrival of the Argentina World Cup winner.
Gabri Veiga is a player on the Reds’ shortlist but reports suggest that Chelsea are weighing up a bid for the Celta Vigo rising star.
Meanwhile, Federico Valverde has reportedly emerged as a potential target after Real Madrid beat Liverpool to the signing of Jude Bellingham. There have been no concrete links with the Uruguayan but there has been suggestions that Jurgen Klopp is eyeing him up.
Meanwhile, the Reds are reportedly set to face competition from Bayern Munich for Wolfsburg defender Micky van de Ven.
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Micky van de Ven
SportBILD’s Christian Falk wrote in his Caught Offside column: “Benjamin Pavard is another defender that wants to leave Bayern this summer. In addition to FC Barcelona, Premier League clubs Liverpool and Chelsea, as well as Serie A’s Inter and AC Milan are also interested, as I reported in my last column. In order to be prepared for the possible departures of both Hernandez AND Pavard, Bayern have another two defenders on their list.
“As with Kim Min-jae, the Bundesliga champions have Premier League competition to contend with as Micky van de Ven from Wolfsburg is wanted by both Bayern and Liverpool. It’s the Reds that have a slight edge given that it was their new sporting director, Jorg Schmadtke, who brought van de Ven to Wolfsburg from FC Volendam in 2021 for a fee of just €3.5m. The 22-year-old’s market value is now €18m, and he has a contract at Wolfsburg that runs until 2027 without an exit clause. Schmadtke knows best.
Virgil van Dijk has spoken about his future at Liverpool.
“I still have two years left on my contract and I assume that they (Liverpool) still consider me important for the team. If not, I am sure I would have heard about it.
After plenty of speculation that Newcastle were close to completing the signing of Nico Barella from Inter Milan, that has since been downplayed – largely due to the rumoured fee of around £50 million.
Liverpool have held an interest in Barella for a while now and Jurgen Klopp is thought to be a huge fan, but the sticking point for the Reds is the £80m fee Inter want, according to Fichajes.
The Champions League finalist could be on his way to England in the coming weeks – if his price is met.