Liverpool have been handed a major boost on the Manuel Locatelli front this summer with Serie A giants Juventus out of the race to sign the player owing to pricing concerns.
Reports from the Daily Mail suggest that the £34 million price-tag is too high for the Italian outfit to meet and this could give the likes of Liverpool and Arsenal a chance to overtake Juventus to land Locatelli’s signature.
The midfielder’s influential show on the pitch for both club and country over the past year has made him an in-demand player in this summer’s transfer window and Liverpool’s hunt for a new midfield face has led them to the Euros-winning Italian.
With Juventus unable to shell out what is the asking price being demanded by Sassuolo to part ways with the 23-year-old Locatelli, Jurgen Klopp will be hoping to swoop in and make an important signing for his first-team camp this summer.
Gini Wijnaldum’s Anfield exit and subsequent move to Paris Saint-Germain coupled with uncertainty over Jordan Henderson’s future means Klopp has to hasten his act to solve his midfield crisis before the new campaign gets underway.
