JURGEN KLOPP wants £50million-rated Ruben Neves at Anfield.
And the Liverpool boss is set to hit Wolves with a double whammy — by also moving for their flying winger Adama Traore.
Jurgen Klopp wants £50m-rated Ruben Neves at Liverpool
Klopp believes Neves, 23, can freshen up the Reds’ midfield next season for what will almost certainly be their first title defence in 30 years.
Gini Wijnaldum has still to sign a new deal with just a year of his current contract to run.
There is also a growing question mark over the future of Naby Keita.
The Guinea midfielder scored in Thursday’s 6-0 warm-up win over Blackburn but has struggled to make the impact expected after his £52.75m signing from RB Leipzig in 2018.
He will be given one more season but Klopp is losing patience.
Portugal ace Neves ticks all the right boxes for the Reds boss due to his age, passing skill and experience of English football.
He has had a massive influence on Wolves in his first two Premier League seasons, having led them to the Championship title in 2018.
The £15m buy from Porto has also caught the eye of Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola.
Money at Anfield is tighter under owners FSG because of coronavirus.
But Klopp can fund a move with a spate of summer sales — with Xherdan Shaqiri certain to leave.
Divock Origi, Dejan Lovren, Harry Wilson and Marko Grujic could follow him, while Adam Lallana will leave as a free agent.
Speed machine Traore, 24, remains very much on Klopp’s radar — as SunSport revealed this month — at a value of £60m.
Klopp is set to hit Wolves with a double whammy by also moving for their flying winger Adama Traore
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
