Liverpool are understood to be open to meeting the £53 million release clause for landing the coveted signature of Flamengo playmaker Joao Gomes.
The Anfield giants are on the lookout for a new midfielder ahead of the forthcoming January transfer window with the head coach Jurgen Klopp hoping to add to his engine room options by dipping into the market.
According to a report from the Spanish news outlet Sport ( via The Daily Express), it is claimed that Liverpool are willing to cede to Flamengo’s demands of triggering the £53 million worth release clause to secure the signing.
Gomes’ other big-name suitors in Real Madrid, however, reluctant to shell out that sizable an amount to pip Liverpool to the transfer with the European champions not expected to fork out north of £27 million.
Liverpool’s need for a new midfield player could be fast-tracked as early as January should Klopp’s deadline day signing, Arthur Melo, who moved to Anfield on loan fails to hit the ground running with speculation rife over his long-term future at Liverpool.
