Alvarez, Bastoni and Xavi Simons
And, according to the latest reports from Spain, Liverpool are ready to spend €300 MILLION (£250m) in the upcoming transfer window to sort out their squad.
Fichajes claims that Julian Alvarez’s buyout clause in his Atletico Madrid contract stands at €150m. Anfield Watch was first to report Liverpool’s interest in the Argentine World Cup winner, who is being described as the club’s priority summer target.
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At centre-back, meanwhile, Liverpool may well have to agree to sign a replacement for Virgil van Dijk, who is out of contract in summer 2025 and no renewal has been forthcoming.
The Dutchman has also been subject of a €100m contract offer from Paris Saint-Germain, as reported by Anfield Watch.
Now Fichajes is reporting that the Merseyside club are prepared to pay €75m to sign the Inter Milan central defender Alessandro Bastoni.
And in midfield, the same publication reports that the Reds will sanction a €75m outlay on the RB Leipzig playmaker Xavi Simons.
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That scale of of spending would more than make up for the shortfalls in the last few windows. Liverpool have a duty to ensure the quality in Slot’s squad remains high - especially if Van Dijk, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Mo Salah are lost for nothing.
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