After rejecting a number of bids for Bobby Clark, Liverpool have now agreed a deal to see the 19-year-old make a everlasting switch away from Anfield.
Austrian aspect Crimson Bull Salzburg, now managed by Pep Lijnders, have been persistent of their want to land Clark this summer time.
Liverpool beforehand rejected bids value £6 million and £8.2 million, however they’ve now reached an settlement value £10 million.
Members of the Merseyside press, together with The Occasions‘ Paul Joyce, add {that a} 17.5 p.c sell-on clause has additionally been agreed – which might see Liverpool profit from any potential future revenue.
It is usually mooted that the Reds have first refusal on a switch if that had been to come up sooner or later – two useful clauses to have for a proficient younger participant.
Clark will now journey to Austria to finish his medical and the ultimate particulars of the switch, simply three years on from his transfer to the membership.
There can be some disappointment
Liverpool parted with £1.5 million for Clark in 2021 and thus have made a sizeable return on their funding, however there can be an comprehensible quantity of dejection over this deal.
{The teenager} left a sizeable impression after breaking into the primary workforce final season, making 12 appearances and incomes himself a League Cup winners’ medal.
He discovered himself with loads of followers, most notably with Lijnders and Vitor Matos, who he’ll now work with as soon as once more and who we all know have his finest pursuits in thoughts.
Salzburg have began the season with two wins from two and are actually simply two play-off legs away from sealing a spot within the Champions League, the place they may come up in opposition to Liverpool.
Clark featured 14 instances for Liverpool, together with three begins in 2023/24, however a again damage ensured he didn’t characteristic in pre-season beneath Arne Slot.
He is just one of a lot of children who’re to seal a switch this summer time, with mortgage and everlasting curiosity within the likes of Ben Doak, Kaide Gordon, Sepp van den Berg, James McConnell, Owen Beck and Tyler Morton, amongst others.
