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Liverpool are reportedly ready to take advantage after one of their targets confirmed he’s on the move.
What a summer this is for Liverpool. The Reds did next to nothing in 2024 but will now look to reshape a squad that just won the Premier League title.
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It’s an incredible position to be in and one that sends a stark warning to the rest of English football. Here’s the best in the country – and they’re about the get even better.
Only if they nail their transfers, however. There is, of course, a slight worry that things could move backwards if Liverpool rip up a title-winning squad for the wrong signings.
Though, there doesn’t appear to be much worry around that. Everyone trusts Liverpool to get it right and their first summer signing, almost certainly Jeremie Frimpong, feels like the right one.
There’s so much they can do with Frimpong, after all. He’s something of a transformative addition on the right flank, opening up new options with his versatility.
But he’s not the only transformative signing Liverpool are supposedly looking at.
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Liverpool like Rayan Cherki
Liverpool are reportedly in the market for Rayan Cherki. That’s the line from Le Parisien and the like – the Reds have made an approach to see what a move would take.
It also appears that Liverpool have a really good chance of making it happen, too. Cherki would cost around £19m in what feels like a bargain signing for someone. Maybe that’s the Reds.
What’s certain, though, is that Cherki is off. He confirmed that in the mixed zone after Lyon’s final game of the season this weekend, per Fabrizio Romano (among others).
“Thanks to OL, the coach, the staff, the president, my teammates and all people at the club,” said Cherki. This is a player who has represented Lyon for the final time and know she’s on the move.
Liverpool, then, have a decision to make. It’s unlikely that Cherki or Lyon will want this one to rumble on throughout the summer – it’s best for both that things are sorted quickly.
And so no one can wait around if they want to sign Cherki. Liverpool would need to act reasonably quickly to get the deal done but the player’s open admission that he’s off provides them the opportunity to do just that.
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This is a routine transfer and if Liverpool do want Cherki, we’re certain they can get him.
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