If Liverpool’s recruitment team were already patting themselves on the back after snapping up Alexis Mac Allister for a fee believed to be around £35m, the Reds can be even more satisfied with such business now.
Since signing the World Cup winner from Brighton, Jude Bellingham has joined Real Madrid in a deal worth up to a potential £115m, Arsenal saw West Ham United snub their £90m opening offer for Declan Rice, and Manchester United had their opening bid of £40m rejected for Mason Mount.
Meanwhile, Brighton are believed to want at least £100m for Moises Caicedo, while Newcastle United are in talks to sign Nicola Barella from Inter Milan with a fee upwards of £50m mooted. It’s safe to say that Liverpool, in comparison, sniffed out a bargain.
