Exclusive: “It’s true…” – Fabrizio Romano on €60m star’s situation amid Liverpool & Arsenal transfer links

Transfer news journalist Fabrizio Romano has responded to the stories about Liverpool and Arsenal showing an interest in signing Eintracht Frankfurt defender Willian Pacho this summer.

There’s been some talk of the Reds and the Gunners enquiring about Pacho, and although Romano isn’t currently aware of anything as concrete as that, he does believe we could see the Ecuador international available for around €60million this summer.

Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column, Romano denied that anything was looking particularly concrete or advanced regarding Pacho’s future, or a possible move to the Premier League.

However, it seems it could be one to watch as Pacho may be available for a tempting price this summer.

“Staying with Liverpool, I spoke yesterday about how they have been monitoring Eintracht Frankfurt, but it’s not really about specific players. It’s normal for top clubs like this to send their scouts to monitor entire teams, but it’s too early to report on anything more than that,” Romano said.

“So, although there have also been stories about Liverpool enquiring about Eintracht’s talented Ecuador defender Willian Pacho, along with Arsenal, I have no concrete updates about specific clubs.

“It’s true that Pacho has a price tag of around €50-60m and it looks like an open race for his signature this summer. I’m told nothing is at concrete or advanced stages with English clubs.”

Pacho transfer: How important could he be for Liverpool?

Liverpool have had a good season but things are unravelling a little at the moment, and there’s surely an argument to be made for strengthening at the back this summer.

Virgil van Dijk isn’t getting any younger and perhaps isn’t quite the player he once was,