Liverpool have seemingly wasted no time of their efforts to try to signal one of many breakout stars of Euro 2024.
In keeping with Turkish outlet Milliyet, Anfield chiefs ‘instantly began working’ on a proposal for Baris Alper Yilmaz straight after Turkiye’s slender quarter-final exit to Netherlands on Saturday night time, following a standout efficiency by the Galatasaray ahead.
The Istanbul outfit had set an asking worth of €30m (£25.3m) for the participant, though they might search to carry out for a bigger quantity off the again of his wonderful event in Germany.
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If Liverpool are to safe the signing of Yilmaz this summer season, one man who’d actually approve of the switch is Virgil van Dijk, who got here up in opposition to the Turkish attacker within the aforementioned Euro 2024 quarter-final.
Talking after the match, the Liverpool captain described how the 24-year-old was ‘operating continually’ and making life ‘very exhausting’ for the Dutch defence along with his ‘elusive’ operating (Milliyet).
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The reward from our quantity 4 is backed up by the Galatasaray ahead’s statistics from the event, having accomplished extra dribbles (1.6) and gained extra free kicks per recreation (2.2) than anybody else in Vincenzo Montella’s squad (WhoScored).
Yilmaz performed primarily at centre-forward at Euro 2024 however can be snug on both flank, a versatility which’ll absolutely endear him to Arne Slot and Richard Hughes at Anfield.
The Turkiye worldwide’s worth is bound to ascend significantly after the previous month, so Liverpool are fairly proper to try to get in early earlier than a flurry of suitors begin banging on the door for him.
Might he be the Reds’ long-term successor to Mo Salah on the precise flank? That appears a great distance off simply but, however we absolutely haven’t heard the final of this explicit switch hyperlink for the summer season.
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