Liverpool have moved swiftly in the market ahead of the summer and are set to bring in a few exciting players to strengthen the title-winning squad. However, in a dynamic situation, the club are also taking key calls on stars they have been tracking for months.
Sporting director Richard Hughes has been working hard for months behind the scenes to set up deals, and all that effort is set to pay off in the coming weeks.
Liverpool hope to finalise a record-breaking deal to sign Florian Wirtz from Bayer Leverkusen by the weekend and have made progress in negotiations to sign Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth.
However, they cannot sign everyone, and it seems a big decision has been made by the recruitment team on their pursuit of a player Arne Slot has been pushing to sign.
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The Reds take a big transfer call on a player who Arne Slot is keen to sign
Xavi Simons has been on Liverpool’s radar this summer, and RB Leipzig are keen to sell the Dutch attacking midfielder ahead of next season.
However, Liverpool have moved fast on Wirtz, and are set to spend more than £100m to sign him from Bayer Leverkusen in the upcoming transfer window.
With the German on his way to Anfield, they no longer need another attacking midfielder, and according to Bild, the Reds have backed out of the race to sign Simons.
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is a big fan of the Leipzig star and has been a key driver behind the club’s pursuit of the Dutchman.
However, the Reds believe they are signing a superior player in Wirtz, and no longer need to invest a big fee on getting Simons.
Leipzig want somewhere around £59m from his sale in the upcoming transfer window.
