Liverpool have already been crowned Premier League champions with four games left in the season. The Reds now want to show more aggression in the transfer window. However, they are facing the prospect of losing out on a top talent to Chelsea in the summer.
Richard Hughes, the Liverpool sporting director, is under pressure to deliver the signings to Arne Slot after he won the Premier League title in his first season as manager at Anfield.
Liverpool are focused on strengthening the club’s squad with first-team-ready players, but are also keen to sign some of the top young talents of world football this summer.
One such player is expected to be on the move in the upcoming window, but Liverpool could end up losing out on signing him to their Premier League rivals, Chelsea.
Can you name the team Liverpool sold these players to?
Chelsea threaten to sign top South American talent
South America is a ripe picking ground for Premier League teams who are looking to sign top young talents before their transfer price soars.
Franco Mastantuono is considered one of the best young players in world football and is set to leave River Plate in the summer transfer window.
He turns 18 this summer, and Liverpool are among the clubs that are trying to convince him to move and join them in the coming months as he considers his future.
However, according to CaughtOffSide, Chelsea are determined to beat everyone to the signing of the Argentinian wonderkid in the summer transfer window.
The Blues have been hoovering up top young talents from South America in the last few years, and now want to add Mastantuono to their squad in the coming months.
He has a £38m release clause in his contract, and Chelsea are prepared to hijack Liverpool’s attempts to sign the teenage attacking midfielder.
