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The Merseyside giants are keen to bring in first-team-ready players this summer, but the club are on the lookout for young talent. However, Liverpool are on the verge of losing out on signing a teenage wonderkid to Arsenal in the ongoing transfer window.
Jeremie Frimpong has already joined Liverpool, and the club hope to work out deals to sign Florian Wirtz and Milos Kerkez in the coming days to further improve their squad.
Liverpool are also pushing to bring in at least one more centre-back and a striker, but the club are also prepared to be on the lookout for a few prodigious young talents in the market.
However, their youth recruitment is set to take a hit as Arsenal are set to hijack a deal to sign a top young wonderkid who is also wanted at Liverpool this summer.
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Arsenal hijack deal for wonderkid who is admired at Liverpool
Konstantinos Karetsas is a product of the Genk academy and is considered a prodigious talent who is set to become a superstar in the future.
The 17-year-old midfielder has already made 43 senior appearances for the club and has earned two international caps for the Greek national team.
The Reds are among the clubs who have been monitoring his development and have been keen to sign him in the ongoing summer transfer window.
However, according to Greek outlet AMNA, Arsenal have hijacked a deal to sign the teenage midfielder this summer.
The Gunners have moved swiftly in the market, and they have a deal in place to sign the player from Genk in the ongoing transfer window.
Arsenal have agreed to pay big bucks for the 17-year-old and could end up forking out as much as £38m if Karetsas becomes a success at the Emirates.
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