Liverpool approached Fluminense relating to a summer time switch for midfielder Andre Trindade however have been knocked again till January, the Brazilian club’s president has claimed.
The Reds have seen substantial turnover in midfield because the finish of final season, with Jordan Henderson, Fabinho, James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain all shifting on. Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch have arrived for a mixed £145m, probably rising to £165m if Mac Allister’s add-ons are triggered.
Fulham have been initially eager on the 21-year-old in January and retained that curiosity into the summer time when, as 90min defined on the time, Liverpool, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Tottenham and West Ham have been contacted by representatives from Andre’s camp.
Now, Fluminense chief Mario Bittencourt has claimed Liverpool made direct contact with him over Andre, referring to the “chief executive”, which is at present Billy Hogan.
But Fluminense, who’re mid-season and competing within the latter levels of the Copa Libertadores as they search to win a primary ever South American championship, pushed again and made it clear they aren’t keen to let the participant depart till the top of the calendar 12 months.
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At that time, it seems Fluminense are keen to money in.
“There is an agreement between us, with the player and representative, that he would stay until the end of the year and they comply fully and with the utmost tranquillity,” Bittencourt told ESPN in Brazil. “What they’ve accomplished is the work as a consultant of the athlete: all of the polling that arrives they convey to Fluminense.
“In the case of Liverpool, I go even further. Liverpool’s chief executive contacted me directly. I replied to him, ‘My friend, I don’t sell players now and I don’t deliver now.’ If you want to buy now to take in January, we can start talking, or if you want to wait until December, we’ll talk in December.”
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