Liverpool are reportedly no longer pursuing Wolves midfielder Matheus Nunez and will instead switch to Brighton & Hove Albion youngster Moises Caicedo or Chelsea and England talent Mason Mount.
The decision to divert Nunes comes after Wolves removed a release clause from their contract that would have made him available for £44m in the upcoming transfer window, according to The Mirror.
Wolverhampton are still considering selling Nunes, the report says, but will now demand at least £50m for the player they paid £38m for in their August move from Sporting.
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With Nunes out of the equation, The Mirror reports Borussia Dortmund’s Jude Bellingham remains top priority, but Liverpool will consider more “realistic” options for Caicedo or Mount.
Caicedo, 21, signed a new contract with Brighton after the club turned down a £70m offer from Arsenal in January, but according to Football Insider, the Seagulls were primarily opposed to top talent leaving for mid-season, and will be much more open to discussion. in the offseason.
Mount, 24, has 15 months left on his Chelsea contract and shows no signs of renewing, making him a prime candidate to leave the club to balance his books after spending lavishly over the past 12 months.
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reports the Daily Mail. Manchester United, Liverpool And Tottenham are among clubs interested in a £40m (€45.6m) release clause for the 26-year-old Napoli centre-back. Kim Min Jaewho would prefer a promotion to the Premier League if he is to leave Serie A.
– According to Fabrizio Romano, the Saudi club Al Hilal made an official offer to a future free agent Lionel Messi this would earn him £350 million a year.
– Lazio trying to convince the stellar 28-year-old midfielder Sergei Milinkovich-Savic sign a new two-year extension to fight off interest Paris Saint Germain, Arsenal, juventus, United And Chelseareports Football Italia.
says Florian Plettenberg of Sky Sports Germany. RB Leipzig And Inter both push for signing breakthrough 23-year-old striker Tigre Mateo Retegui after the Argentine-born talent recently made his debut for the Italian national team.
– According to Mundo Deportivo, Atletico Madrid made an offer to a 30-year-old forward Alvaro Morata a contract extension as he prepares to enter the last year of his current contract, although the club are ready to sell him if he prefers a new challenge.