Fabrizio Romano has ruled Liverpool and other English clubs out of the running for RB Leipzig’s Konrad Laimer as the player is now “waiting to sign contracts” for another team.
The Austrian midfielder is almost certain to sign for Bayern Munich after reaching a “verbal agreement” with the German outfit before his contract expires in 2023.
“Liverpool, they have left the race for Konrad Laimer,” the Caught Offside columnist spoke on his YouTube channel.
“The Red Bull Leipzig midfielder. He was on the list last summer before signing Arthur Melo but there was no time to close the deal.
“With RB Leipzig they decided to keep the player and with Konrad Laimer nothing is going to happen with Liverpool or with English clubs in general because there is an agreement ready with Bayern.
“Konrad Laimer -99% waiting to sign the contracts- will be a new Bayern player in 2023. There is a verbal agreement ready. Laimer wants Bayern. Nagelsmann wants Laimer.
Amid ongoing concerns about the Reds’ midfield, it’s a huge blow to lose such a cheap transfer option, previously linked to the Anfield-based club by Neil Jones, in the summer to one of their European rivals.
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Fortunately, the search won’t stop there and we are said to have our eyes on a number of alternate targets, including Fiorentina’s Sofyan Amrabat (who already shared her thoughts on the club during her time in Doha).
There are still offers on the market, although Julian Ward and his recruiting team will have to think seriously about our transfer strategy after a new knee problem ruled Luis Diaz out until March.
We expect the park midfielder to remain top priority for the next two transfer windows given that Jurgen Klopp will likely be hesitant about bringing in a new transfer only to bench them once the Colombian is fit and ready. one more time.
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