Atletico Madrid first-team star Saul Niguez has been heavily linked with a departure from the La Liga holders owing to their financial troubles as of late.
Reports from Spanish news outlet AS suggest that it is Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool who are being touted as the frontrunners to sign the Spanish international this summer ahead of other clubs in the fray.
The 26-year-old Saul has been one of the top midfield players in the La Liga over the years but with Diego Simeone’s side signing Argentina international Rodrigo de Paul, Saul may be shipped out as he falls down the pecking order in the aftermath of the former’s move to Spain from Serie A outfit Udinese.
With speculation rife that Atletico Madrid are open to entertaining bids in the region of £35 million for their midfield man, Liverpool who remain on the lookout for Gini Wijnaldum’s replacement will be backing themselves for the player heading into the new season.
Jurgen Klopp has been urged by many to recruit a fresh face on the midfield front in the ongoing transfer window with the long-serving mainstay Gini Wijnaldum calling it quits on Merseyside to seal a move to Paris Saint-Germain.
