Liverpool interested in signing Lanus defender Julio Soler as Argentine club demand $15m fee for wonderkid
Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing left-back Julio Soler from Argentine club Lanus this summer.
Liverpool have reportedly reached out to Liga Profesional side Lanus in an attempt to sign a left-back after observing Soler at the Olympics. Several top clubs are after Soler for a summer transfer after the 19-year-old impressed for Javier Mascherano’s Argentina in Paris.
The 19-year-old has come up through the ranks of the Argentine club and was promoted to the first-team last season. He has already made 36 appearances for the side since then and is expected to be a part of Lanus’ plans for the current season. As such, Argentine journalist German Garcia Grova has reported that the Argentine club will accept a $15 million (£12m) bid for Soler.
Manchester United and Liverpool look set to go head-to-head for Brighton and Hove Albion star Joao Pedro.
The Red Devils have changed their attacking set up in Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-3 formation.
This means that they need attackers who can fit in as number 10s rather than out-and-out wide men of a 4-2-3-1 that the club had been playing for numerous years.
Amorim is currently assessing his different options in the squad but it looks clear that he will most likely need to dip into the summer transfer market to address some of these issues.
According to Brazilian outlet UOL Esporte, one player that United have interest in is Premier League star Joao Pedro.
It is reported that Liverpool are the club who have begun “exploratory” talks with the Brazilian but they may need to act fast, as they face competition from their eternal rivals, Manchester United, for the player’s signature.