Liverpool in pole position to agree deal for 24-year-old Argentine superstar
Liverpool have agreed on a basic level to sign Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez.
The 21-year-old has become perhaps of the most sought-after lynchpin in Europe in the wake of featuring for club and country since taking the action to the Estadio da Luz in the summer.
Fernandez became famous at Stream Plate before joining Benfica in a €12m (£10.3m) arrangement, and he has since amassed three goals and five aids 24 appearances for the Birds in all competitions.
The midfielder’s structure procured him a spot in the Argentina crew for the 2022 World Cup, and he has procured a lot of praises for his exhibitions in Qatar, scoring one goal and setting up one more in five matches.
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Fernandez’s endeavors have assisted the Copa America winners with arriving at the semi-finals of the opposition, and he will be supposed to begin when Argentina face Croatia in Tuesday’s semi-last.
Liverpool have been viewed as one of the top picks to sign Fernandez in 2023, while Manchester United and Real Madrid are additionally supposed to screen improvements.
A new report guaranteed that Liverpool had started contact with Benfica over the marking of the 21-year-old, who is under agreement at Benfica until 2027 and could order an expense of €100m (£86m).
Presently, La Capital cases that Liverpool have an understanding on a fundamental level set up to sign Fernandez toward the finish of the time, battling off interest from Man United and Manchester City simultaneously.
The report expresses that Liverpool ‘made it a point to’ a move for Fernandez following his endeavors in Qatar, and he will join the Anfield goliaths in the summer of 2023.
Fernandez won the Copa Sudamericana, Recopa Sudamericana and Argentinian first class while carrying out his specialty at Stream Plate, and he could be important for a critical midfield redesign for the Reds next term.
Jurgen Klopp held off on bringing in a major cash midfield marking in the latest exchange window, yet Arthur showed up borrowed from Juventus amid a spate of injury issues in the recreation area.
The Brazilian is as yet hanging tight for his Premier League debut after going through thigh medical procedure, however, while Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could both withdraw as free agents toward the finish of the time.
Liverpool were at first expected to focus on a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham, however it is improbable that the Reds will seek after a £100m+ move for the Britain international would it be advisable for them they fork out a heavy sum on the marking of Fernandez.
Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain are accepted to be Liverpool’s primary opponents for the marking of Bellingham, and the Ligue 1 bosses are perceived to have connected with Dortmund over an expected exchange.
Liverpool got back to activity on Sunday with a 3-1 loss to Lyon in their first of two games in the Dubai Super Cup, where they will likewise handle AC Milan on Friday before getting back to Merseyside.
Klopp’s side re-visitation of cutthroat activity against Manchester City in the EFL Cup fourth round on December 22 preceding a Boxing Day Premier League installation away to Aston Manor.
