Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia have both rejected Liverpool’s advances to join Premier League rivals Chelsea – leaving Reds manager Jurgen Klopp short in midfield
Liverpool are interested in signing Crystal Palace midfielder Cheick Doucoure once again after missing out on Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
Caicedo, 21, rejected a move to Merseyside to join Chelsea from Brighton in a £115million deal, becoming the most expensive Premier League player of all time. Lavia, 19, has also said no to Jurgen Klopp after Southampton accepted a £58m offer from Chelsea.
Liverpool’s failure to land Caicedo and Lavia has forced them to look elsewhere. They need to sign a midfielder this month after selling Fabinho to Al-Ittihad and Jordan Henderson to Al-Ettifaq, with both players receiving lucrative contracts in Saudi Arabia. It’s believed Doucoure, 23, is now Liverpool’s primary transfer target. The Mali international, who moved to Selhurst Park from Lens a year ago, is Palace’s reigning Player of the Season after making 34 Premier League appearances during his debut campaign.
As reported by The Independent, Liverpool will step up their efforts to sign Doucoure. Palace are worried about losing a key player so close to the end of the transfer window but aren’t expected to demand more than £60m for him.