Liverpool are ready to ‘open their wallets’ and shell out for the sensational South American prodigy worth 70 million euros:
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Liverpool are set to enter the market looking for a candidate for Virgil van Dijk – with a superstar linked with a move
Liverpool may be about to bring back the South American fever before the transfer window ends.
The Reds ended the transfer window with what they hoped would flourish, looking to add more depth to their midfield. Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai joined them early in the summer before Wataru Endo was recently added to the left wing as Liverpool lost to Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
But with just a week to go until the transfer window, the Merseyside team are looking for improvement on the other side – and a defender has been targeted.
Fichajes via Football365 claim that Jurgen Klopp’s side are ready to ‘open their wallets again’, targeting Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie.
Ecuadorian Hincapie has developed under former Anfield hero Xabi Alonso and fits what Klopp wants in another centre-back. The 21-year-old is physically fit, holds the ball well and is left-handed, giving the German coach the opportunity to move captain Virgil van Dijk down the right flank to assist Trent Alexander-Arnold’s reversals in the line. midfielder.
However, BILD salivated when saying that it would take a hefty fee to entice the Bundesliga side to sell their prized defender. Leverkusen wants to sell for around 70 million euros, meaning Liverpool’s modest offer of 45 million euros is likely to be rejected immediately.
Hincapie only signed a new contract in February of this year, after helping his country reach the knockout stages of the World Cup a few months earlier. The deal’s expiration date of 2027 means there’s no pressure to sell unless there’s a massive supply.
Leverkusen sold French superstar Moussa Diaby during this Premier League transfer window, with Aston Villa making him their record signing for around £45m. Die Schwarzroten wouldn’t want to lose another star for the same amount.
Hincapie is valued at 35 million euros by Transfermarkt.
