Liverpool are reportedly enthusiastic about a summer season transfer for teenage Spanish striker Iker Bravo, who already has connections to 2 former Reds gamers.
On the books of Bayer Leverkusen, who’re managed by Xabi Alonso, the 18-year-old is at the moment on mortgage at Actual Madrid Castilla.
He’s additionally performed beneath Alvaro Arbeloa within the UEFA Youth League for the Spanish membership’s U19 facet, coming off the bench to attain of their 3-1 win over their RB Salzburg counterparts in that competitors earlier this week (Transfermarkt).
Based on Duncan Castles for the Day by day Report, each Liverpool and Newcastle have an curiosity in signing {the teenager} and have ‘requested to be stored knowledgeable’ of his availability; and so they might seize upon a possible opening resulting from Los Blancos’ stance on the participant.
The report states: “Though Madrid maintain an possibility to purchase Bravo, 18, from the Bundesliga membership for €10million, they’re looking for to barter that charge downwards, creating a possibility for the 2 English Premier League sides to outbid them in the summertime window.”
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The teenage prospect has already made historical past at Leverkusen, briefly changing into their youngest-ever debutant in October 2021 on the age of simply 16 years, 9 months and 15 days (TheScore.com). He has since featured solely as soon as extra for his or her first-team earlier than becoming a member of Actual Madrid Castilla on mortgage final summer season.
The 18-year-old has a wonderful scoring document for Spain at U17 degree, netting 11 instances in 14 caps at that age grade (Transfermarkt).
Nonetheless, Liverpool would want to determine whether or not it’s financially prudent to spend upwards of €10m (£8.8m) on somebody with simply two senior appearances to their identify and nonetheless lots to show.
Additionally, with Jurgen Klopp at the moment very effectively stacked within the ahead positions, the chances are Bravo must bide his time earlier than moving into the first-team at Anfield.
If the Reds had been to signal him, count on him to rack up quite a lot of mortgage spells till he’s deemed prepared to come back into the senior ranks on Merseyside.
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