Fabrizio Romano: Liverpool and Everton transfer blow as rivals 'agree deal' to sign player Reds bid forplaceholder image
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Liverpool and Everton have missed out on signing an in-demand Championship gem with their Premier League rivals Chelsea agreeing a deal
Liverpool and Everton have lost out in the race to sign Sheffield Wednesday gem Yisa Alao with Premier League rivals Chelsea reportedly agreeing a deal to sign him this month.
Reports earlier this month claimed the Reds had made an official bid of £450,000 for the 17-year-old left-back, who was also attracting interest from rivals Manchester United.
Manchester World has reported the Red Devils were one of several clubs that made an offer to sign the 17-year-old this month. However, he has snubbed the chance to head to Old Trafford and Anfield in favour of a move to Chelsea.
Providing an update on the transfer in the last 24 hours, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano said a deal has now been agreed between Chelsea and Sheffield Wednesday.
He said on X: “Chelsea agree deal to sign talented 17 year old fullback Yisa Alao from Sheffield Wednesday, here we go! Initial fee over £500k plus heavy add-ons. Chelsea beat 3 more PL top clubs to the signing.”
Left-back is a position that Liverpool need to consider in the coming windows, despite signing Milos Kerkez in the summer. Club legend and Scotland captain Andy Robertson is out of contract this summer and as things stand it is unclear if he will even be offered a new deal at the club.
Addressing his future last week, Robertson said: "Yes, but it's a difficult question. I've got five months left and we need to see what the option is to stay or if there's options to go and things like that. I need to sit down with my family and decide.
"After a stressful summer, I'm just trying to enjoy being a part of it and being a Liverpool player. I wanted to qualify for the World Cup and thankfully we've managed to do that. I need to see what myself and my family wants going forward."
Kerkez has looked more settled in the position in recent weeks. There is also uncertainty over Kostas Tsimikas’ future, who is out of contract in 2027. He is currently on loan with Serie A side AS Roma but has been linked with Nottingham Forest.
Everton also have some long-term planning to do at left-back with Vitaliy Mykolenko in the final months of his contract at the club. The Toffees are reported to have an option to extend his deal by another 12 months.
They signed Adam Aznou from Bayern Munich in the summer but he has been on the bench for the club’s last 19 Premier League games without playing a single minute.
He did appear in the FA Cup clash with Sunderland just under two weeks ago. Reflecting on the player’s performance, Moyes said: “We played him in a different role when he came on today, we played him higher, more or less as a winger, and we have got him as a left back.
“The competition to play those roles is very very high. That makes it less likely in some ways but I was really pleased with Adam.
“He is a great boy, he's got bits about him that are ready. It is just that physically to be a left back in the Premier League, that is where we are needing him to develop.”
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