Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Liverpool might strengthen their midfield ranks in the summertime switch window, having held ‘a number of conferences’ with the brokers of 1 Serie A participant in that place.
The Reds have been linked with Ederson of Atalanta in current weeks, and the 25-year-old has admitted to being ‘curious‘ about the potential for a transfer to the Premier League.
Talking on his Playback channel, the Italian reporter shared the information that Anfield chiefs have met with the Brazilian’s representatives, albeit with no concrete proposal to comply with as of but.
Observe Empire of the Kop on Instagram (@empireofthekop) HERE
Romano acknowledged: “I’d not be shocked if Liverpool go for a midfielder this summer season as a result of, for instance, they’ve had a number of conferences and contacts with the brokers of Ederson from Atalanta.
“He is among the gamers that Liverpool thought-about within the midfield, however by no means despatched a proposal – additionally as a result of they realize it’s going to be tough, it’s going to be difficult.”
READ MORE: Liverpool submit £50m+ supply for ‘excessive degree’ Copa America brute; he excels within the air
READ MORE: ‘He’s becoming a member of’ – Fabrizio Romano provides ‘right here we go’ to incoming Liverpool switch
Atalanta chiefs have a status for being notoriously powerful negotiators within the switch market, which in all probability explains why Liverpool acknowledge how tough it might be to amass Ederson at an inexpensive value.
The Europa League winners have type for extracting substantial charges for gamers offered to Premier League golf equipment, banking £42.5m for Cristian Romero’s everlasting transfer to Tottenham and £64m (doubtlessly rising to £72m) from Rasmus Hojlund’s sale to Manchester United.
At 25, he’s at an excellent age to make an instantaneous affect at Anfield whereas additionally representing a long-term possibility, and he can adapt to a wide range of roles in the course of the park, most frequently as a quantity 8 or a defensive midfielder.
A tally of six objectives in 36 Serie A video games final season was respectable for a participant in his place, and his qualities as an enforcer are highlighted by match averages of two.47 tackles and 1.4 interceptions, the latter putting him among the many high 15% of positional friends in Europe’s 5 principal leagues (FBref).
Ederson might be a stable shout to strengtehn Arne Slot’s midfield if Liverpool had been to submit a suggestion for him, however as Romano warned, it received’t be straightforward to prise him from Atalanta except the Reds dig deep into their summer season switch funds.
He’d be good to have at Anfield, however provided that he might be acquired at a value that Richard Hughes deems honest.
EOTK Shut-up with John Welsh: ‘a neighborhood lad who lived his dream’ and Slot’s LFC predictions
