Borussia Monchengladbach sporting director Roland Virkus has made it clear that they’re ready to promote midfielder Manu Kone to Liverpool for the fitting value.
Having already landed the discount signing of Alexis Mac Allister from Brighton, Liverpool are laborious at work looking for one other new midfielder. Kone has attracted loads of curiosity from throughout Europe however the Reds have stepped up their pursuit of the 22-year-old in latest weeks by opening talks along with his representatives.
Whereas Gladbach are understood to be eager to maintain maintain of Kone, director Virkus has admitted that the membership will promote him, or every other participant, if their valuations are met.
“Our perspective is well-known,” Virkus instructed kicker. “If there are sums concerned {that a} membership like Borussia has to consider, we’ll do it.”
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Kone is under no circumstances the one possibility into consideration by Liverpool, who’ve additionally spoken to the representatives of fellow Frenchman Khephren Thuram, who mentioned his future not too long ago and insisted he was in no rush to depart Good.
Chelsea’s Mason Mount, Bayern Munich’s Ryan Gravenberch, Wolves’ Ruben Neves and former Leicester man Youri Tielemans are all on Liverpool‘s prolonged shortlist in addition to the Reds search to proceed their midfield rebuild.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, James Milner and Naby Keita have all left the membership this summer time, with the latter inking a deal to return to the Bundesliga with Werder Bremen. Arthur has additionally returned to Juventus after his mortgage expired.
One other midfielder, 20-year-old Fabio Carvalho, shall be allowed to depart on mortgage this summer time amid frustrations over his restricted minutes final season.
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