According to a source, Liverpool is willing to outbid Juventus for a midfield player valued at €60 million who Arne Slot captained at one of his previous clubs.
This summer, Slot, 45, will take Jurgen Klopp‘s position as manager of Liverpool. After leading Feyenoord to the Eredivisie championship the previous season and the Dutch Cup this one, Slot is leaving the team.
According to Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool would pay Feyenoord €9 million plus an additional €2 million. However, when taking into account the expenses of hiring Slot’s coaching staff, the total cost of the deal may reach €13 to €15 million.
The team that the Dutchman will take over has a few unanswered questions.
A decision needs to be made on the futures of Mohamed Salah, Virgil van Dijk, and Trent Alexander-Arnold. All three of the people have contracts that end in 2025. Borussia Dortmund has shown surprising interest in Van Dijk, and the Saudi Pro League is still keen to recruit Salah.Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara will need to find replacements elsewhere if, as anticipated, they are not extended new contracts.
The current contracts for Thiago and Matip expire at the end of the season. However, a recent update from Italy suggests that Liverpool may have already identified Thiago’s replacement. Additionally, it’s a player Slot has managed in the past as well as one he placed the armband on at a young age.
For up-to-date information on Liverpool’s pursuit of
, the Atalanta star, see TuttoMercatoWeb. According to them, Liverpool is willing to pay Atalanta’s €60 million (£51.3 million) asking price in order to secure the acquisition of the Dutchman and poses a real danger to Juventus.
This summer, Koopmeiners, 26, has emerged as Juventus’ top midfield target. The Turin team won’t be able to match Liverpool’s spending power, though, and since the Reds appear willing to pay top dollar, Koopmeiners’ future should be at Anfield.
Koopmeiners is well-known to both Slot and Liverpool.
Koopmeiners improved his already rising stature earlier this month by playing a pivotal role in Atalanta’s Europa League matches against Liverpool.
The Italian team crushed Liverpool 3-0 at Anfield and put up a strong show in the second leg to prevent a Liverpool comeback.
Koopmeiners was coached by Slot while he was at AZ Alkmaar, and the midfield player was voted club captain prior to the 2019–20 season. Koopmeiners was only twenty-one years old.
Koopmeiners would go on to sign a €12 million contract with Atalanta in the summer of 2021, and it’s possible that Liverpool will be the next stop on his professional path.
In fact, the Dutchman has already declared in the open that he hopes to take on a fresh challenge this summer.
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