Liverpool are in line to table a contract offer for AC Milan playmaker Ismael Bennacer as they eye up an alternative to long-standing target Jude Bellingham.
The race to land the Borussia Dortmund talent Bellingham, who has been a star turn for both club and country this past year, has begun to heat up with Liverpool joined by the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City in the chase for his signature.
An eyewatering price tag to prize away the England international to Anfield next summer, however, could play spoilsport to Liverpool’s plans of reinforcing their under-fire midfield roster and convince them to look elsewhere for a new signing.
According to a report from the Italian news outlet Corriere dello Sport ( via The Daily Mirror), it is claimed that the Merseysiders are keeping tabs on the Serie A star Bennacer and are ready to offer him €3.5m-€4m per year to sign for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
The Algerian midfielder has just a year-and-a-half left on his current terms at the San Siro and AC Milan could be tempted to part ways with him soon to avoid losing him for free when his contract expires.
