Liverpool have reportedly been provided the possibility to signal probably the most coveted younger skills in European soccer.
On Wednesday, it emerged that Anfield chiefs met with Florian Wirtz earlier this week as they try and hijack a switch to Bayern Munich, however with Bayer Leverkusen probably demanding an eye-watering €150m (£126.3m) for the playmaker, a transfer to Anfield would in all probability be unfeasible.
If a extra afforable different have been to be made accessible, although, that would pique the curiosity of Richard Hughes – and that’s what now appears to have occurred.
Liverpool approached about potential Rayan Cherki swoop
In line with CaughtOffside, the brokers of Lyon attacker Rayan Cherki have approached each Liverpool and Manchester United over a possible deal for the 21-year-old this summer time.
Having seen a proposed transfer to Borussia Dortmund collapse in January, the French teenager can be supposedly on the radar of Manchester Metropolis, Tottenham Hotspur, Newcastle, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
The report describes him as ‘a extra practical different to Wirtz’ and a participant who ‘would certainly be cheaper and simpler to get’ than the Leverkusen star.
Cherki might be a prolific different if Wirtz is out of Liverpool’s attain
Liverpool had reportedly enquired about Cherki in January, and he’s loved an amazing season at Lyon, with 12 targets and 19 assists to his identify from 43 appearances.
He doesn’t flip 22 till August however is already approaching 200 senior video games for Les Gones, and his former youth coach Jean-Baptiste Gregoire hailed him as a devoted footballer who ‘creates the sudden and captivates the eye of everybody’ (GOAL).
Just like Harvey Elliott, the France under-21 starlet is equally comfy enjoying on the correct flank or as a quantity 10, affording his coaches a tactial flexibility which might make him a extremely enticing choice to have within the squad.
Wirtz could be the dream signing for Liverpool in the event that they have been to usher in a playmaker this summer time, however along with his asking worth prone to be out of the Reds’ attain, maybe a transfer for Cherki must be thought-about. That’s if earlier accusations of a questionable perspective have now been left previously as he matures on and off the pitch.
Lyon’s horrifying monetary issues (which might see them demoted to Ligue 2) might make the 21-year-old a available asset for the upcoming switch window – will the Merseysiders pounce on the chance which has seemingly been provided to them by his brokers?
