Fluminense president opens door to Andre Liverpool move in January
The 22-year-old was tipped to join the Reds as part of their midfield overhaul, which saw all of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Leighton Clarkson depart.
Liverpool did make an approach to sign Andre over the summer, but their advances were rebuffed by Fluminense, who have the Brazilian under contract until December 2026.
Instead, the Reds brought in a quartet of new lynchpins in Wataru Endo, Dominik Szoboszlai, Ryan Gravenberch and Alexis Mac Allister, having also failed in their efforts to sign Jude Bellingham, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia.
Szoboszlai and Mac Allister have already cemented regular starting spots for the Reds, who have taken 10 points from their opening four Premier League games during an impressive start to the season.
However, Fluminense chief Bittencourt has confirmed that his side would be open to doing business with Liverpool over the winter, and he confirmed that the Brazilian club turned down a summer approach from their Merseyside counterparts.
«Liverpool contacted me directly for Andre. I told their director: my friend, I don't sell Andre now,» the Evening Standard quotes Bittencourt as saying.
«If you want to buy now to bring him in January, we can start talking. Or if you want to wait until December, we can do it.»
While Liverpool have replenished their midfield ranks adequately this summer, the Reds do stand to lose Thiago Alcantara when his contract expires at the end of the 2023-24 season.
Thiago is believed to have turned his nose up to offers from Saudi Arabia to continue at Anfield, but the Reds will not stand in the
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