Liverpool transfers: Press say Reds ahead of Man Utd for THREE targets

Liverpool are said to be ahead of Man Utd for three potential transfers according the reports in today’s press. Here’s who the Reds are after:

Liverpool are reported to be vying with Manchester United for three potential transfers this summer and are ahead of them in all the races according to the press. But are the Reds really going to steal these Man Utd targets?

The first player up is Matthijs de Ligt who is United’s top target this summer. They have laid on a huge offer and astronomical wages but the Ajax captain is having none of it. Today Dutch legend Ruud Gullit is reported in Goal.com as saying the Old Trafford side has no chance and leaves the door open for Liverpool.

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Another center back who is high on the Man Utd radar is Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli. The Mancs are desperate to add one or both of this pair to fix their atrocious defense. But once again the player is hoping to move to Merseyside instead. With the Express saying Liverpool have made contact with the player.

However we know that Jurgen Klopp is very happy with his center back options at the moment. Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip were outstanding in the Champions League run and Joe Gomez was hugely impressive early on in the season. They could add a fourth player at the position if Dejan Lovren is sold but they are unlikely to go for a big signing with so much quality in the squad already.

The third rumored player is an attacking midfielder and that is far more of a believable rumor. Lots of news sources were reporting yesterday that Liverpool have made an offer of £40 million to Sporting Lisbon for Bruno Fernandes who is another top United target.

I do think the Reds would be interested at that price after the player’s huge 31-goal season from midfield. However I think Sporting will demand nearer £80 million for his services. That would be out of the Reds’ price range for a midfielder this summer – they have a host of fantastic options for the midfield trio.

If the club are to drop the kind of fees being mentioned with these targets it is likely to be on a wide forward who could cover Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and even Roberto Firmino. Though it is fun to watch players who are desperate for transfers to Liverpool over Man Utd!