It’s all gone a bit quiet on the Joao Gomes entrance since Ben Jacobs weighed in on Liverpool’s ongoing curiosity again in July.
The Reds ‘like’ the Wolves midfielder however the membership is below no obligation to promote, was the phrase from the CaughtOffside columnist on Playback.
Issues have considerably cooled down on that entrance, and now rivals Manchester United seem to have stepped into the void amid their ongoing seek for a brand new No.6.
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The Brazilian midfielder was signed from Flamengo solely a 12 months in the past.
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Manchester United are keen on Gomes
Steve Kay of Soccer Transfers now reviews that the ‘unbelievable’ (as beforehand described by supervisor Gary O’Neill, through the Categorical and Star) 23-year-old is attracting critical curiosity from Manchester United.
This follows the membership’s resolution to desert talks with PSG over the potential signing of Manuel Ugarte this summer season. Erik ten Hag’s aspect is known to have been delay by the Ligue 1 membership’s excessive valuation (€60m [£51.4m] asking worth).
The Wolves star might doubtlessly be introduced in as a alternative for considered one of Casemiro or Scott McTominay, ought to both depart within the window.
May Liverpool follow their present choices?
There’s each chance that we might see Arne Slot maintain the religion in a lot of his pre-existing squad.
The Dutch head coach was fast, as an illustration, to reward Ryan Gravenberch’s efficiency because the deepest six in Liverpool’s 3-0 win over the Crimson Devils on the weekend.
“I believe Ryan (Gravenberch) did very well in that place (in opposition to Manchester United in South Carolina) and we’ve different choices as properly,” the 45-year-old stated.
“The easiest way to guage it’s when we’ve all of the gamers again and we nonetheless haven’t, however a membership like Liverpool at all times retains its eye open to see what’s accessible, gamers who can strengthen the squad and that’s what we — Richard largely — however me as properly need to do.”
If we do preserve a critical curiosity in Gomes, after all, there’s each chance we might see the membership sparked into motion earlier than shedding one other potential goal to our league rivals.
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