Today, Liverpool table another offer for Chilwell…. The offer includes a significant wage hike, although the Mercury understands Chilwell’s reluctance to commit his future to City does not concern finance, and instead relates to his lack of first-team opportunities behind first-choice left-back Christian Fuchs.
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But Premier League champions Leicester are demanding £10m for Chilwell which Liverpool are not prepared to pay, according to the Liverpool Echo.
Liverpool fans will be expecting a far better season than they endured last term, where they finished 8th and suffered two cup final defeats.
Nathaniel Clyne, Adam Lallana and Dejan Lovren are three members of the squad who have made the move from the south coast to Merseyside in recent years and Mane is next on Liverpool’s hit-list, with Klopp keen to bolster his side.
The name of Hull City left back, 22 year old Andy Robertson, has been thrown into the mix as a potential alternative target if the Chilwell deal is not done.
Football Insider reported last Friday that Rangers had been made odds-on favorites to sign Liverpool striker Danny Ings on Friday by betting company Sky Bet.
Manager Jurgen Klopp is eager to have most, if not all, of his business done by the time his pre-season schedule is in full swing given the importance of the fitness work his players will be undertaking.
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