Alexis Mac Allister loves Andre Trindade transfer alternative but Liverpool decision is clear

Andre Trindade and Fluminense’s decision to resist selling the Brazil international in the summer has more than paid off as they compete in the Copa Libertadores final on Saturday.

The biggest club game in South America football as the Brazilian outfit lock horns with Boca Juniors in a bid to be crowned continental champions, the final will be broadcast live on BBC Three in the UK (8pm kick-off). Consequently, a number of Liverpool fans could well find themselves tuning in, intrigued by the prospect of a first proper look at a confirmed Reds transfer target.

Liverpool were interested in the 22-year-old in the summer as they looked to revamp their midfield, only to be told by Fluminense that they had no interest in cashing in midway through their domestic season.

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“We chose not to sell him because we believed that we would reach the final stages of the Libertadores. It was a decision sporting criteria,” Fluminense’s president, Mario Bittencourt explained on ESPN in September. “In the case of Liverpool, I go even further. Liverpool's chief executive [Billy Hogan] contacted me directly.

"I replied to him: 'My friend, I don't sell players now and I don't deliver them now. If you want to buy now, and only get the player in January, we can start talking... Or if you want to wait until December, we can talk in December."

Reaching the final stages of the Libertadores is exactly what Fluminense have done. And with Wataru Endo proving to be the only holding midfielder Liverpool signed in the summer it is now possible that the Reds will renew interest in