Liverpool were reportedly interested in securing the services of another loan from Juventus in now-Chelsea man Denis Zakaria before moving on to Arthur Melo.
This update comes courtesy of Calciomercato (via Sport Witness), with the publication stating that it is unclear if the reported financial lack of agreement was between the player and the club or between the Reds and Juventus.
The Merseysiders ended up agreeing a season-long loan for the first of two options, which includes a £32.3m purchase option (payable over two seasons) for the 26-year-old.
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Should the Brazilian prove he is worth every penny, it would seem like a great bargain for us to sign a technical midfielder close to his prime for just £16m initially ahead of his potential second season at Anfield.
There is a chance, of course, that the former Blaugrana will confirm some fans’ suspicions that he is simply “another body” secured to bolster our dwindling midfield options.
That’s an extremely harsh assessment of our newest addition before he’s even kicked a ball in the famous red jersey and he could yet prove to be an impressive and underrated piece of business from a recruiting team that has truly earned its stripes throughout. from the Klopp era. .
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