Liverpool will remain in the transfer section of many newspapers for months to come and with several players nearing the end of their contracts, it looks like we may be close to a swap-for-one deal.
As reported by Sport (translated from Spanish): ‘After a summer in which Memphis Depay had one foot out of the club but ended up staying, the Dutchman might not finish the season with the Catalans. In England they say that he could go to Liverpool in exchange for Roberto Firmino coming to the Camp Nou.
‘An exchange that could end up favoring both. Firmino has lost prominence at Anfield, where he has a few months left on his contract, while there are plenty of forwards ahead of Memphis in the pecking order. Like Firmino, he could go free next summer.’
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With Bobby Firmino entering the final year of his Anfield contract, the Brazilian has three options: fight for a new deal, leave in January for a fee, or leave in the summer for free.
If Jurgen Klopp and the club hierarchy want to make money off the 30-year-old, then this winter will be the last chance we’ll get to do it.
With the uncertainty surrounding Naby Keita’s future as well, it is not known if we will move to offer our No. 9 a new deal.
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In Memphis Depay, there is a player with Premier League experience and also in a similar position to our beloved striker, as he too entered the last year of his contract.
A friendship with Virgil van Dijk at international level and a proven track record in domestic European football also means we may be interested in signing the 28-year-old.
There are so many deals that will need to be worked out this summer and the FSG has a lot of decisions to make, about which players they deem worthy of backing to stay and join the club.
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