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Liverpool have made an offer of €150m for Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde but Florentino Perez wants a lot more, according to reports.
The Reds are set for some upheaval in the summer with Jurgen Klopp announcing earlier this year that he will be leaving the Premier League club at the end of the season to take a break from football.
Liverpool have already moved to revamp their recruitment department with Richard Hughes set to arrive from Bournemouth as their new sporting director.
And there are reports coming out of Spain that Liverpool are interested in Valverde with Fichajes insisting that the Reds have made a ‘crazy offer’ of €150m for the Uruguay international, who scored against Manchester City on Tuesday night in the Champions League.
Chelsea and Manchester United ‘have also expressed interest’ with claims that the Blues have even offered to swap Reece James as part of the potential transfer.
But Real Madrid president Perez ‘will only consider selling players who express their desire to leave the team’ and Valverde’s ‘commitment to Real Madrid seems solid’.
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And Nacional also back this up with Liverpool ‘setting their sights’ on Valverde but Real Madrid president Perez ‘asks’ for the Premier League side to reach the Uruguayan’s €1billion release clause.
There are many uncertainties at Liverpool ahead of next season with the Premier League side still looking for a successor to Klopp.
Ruben Amorim appears to be the favourite despite claims of a ‘verbal agreement’ dismissed yesterday by reliable sources like BBC Sport and James Pearce.
But Steve McManaman reckons Liverpool are a better prospect than Barcelona for Sporting Lisbon boss Amorim if
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