It has emerged this week that Liverpool have entered talks to sign Borussia Monchengladbach’s Manu Kone and it is believed that the Reds are leading the race for the 22-year-old.
Midfielders are Jurgen Klopp’s top priority this summer and Liverpool are close to bringing in their main target Alexis Mac Allister, who will cost the Merseyside club around €70m.
At least two more are expected to follow and Kone has now emerged as a candidate to join Klopp’s squad. According to SportBILD’s Tobi Altschäffl, the journalist told Empire of the Kop that the Premier League giants are leading the race for the 22-year-old and that he will cost no more than €40m.
The reporter also said that Liverpool have a very good chance of signing the midfielder as Borussia Monchengladbach know they have to sell him.
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Altschäffl told Empire of the Kop that €40m should be enough to sign Kone and if Liverpool really want the midfielder, a move could happen quickly.
“I don’t think he’s a top, top priority, a No.1, but I think this is a deal which is easier than the big deals like… I don’t want to compare him to anyone like Kylian Mbappe. It’s only about potentially discussing valuation, like is he €30m, or €35 or €40m,” the journalist said.
“Kone is more likely because he’s not going to have a high transfer fee. Maybe at the end its €30m plus €5m bonus – something like that. This could go fast if Liverpool are pushing.”
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