Just in: Fabrizio Romano reveals Liverpool are in talks over £50m winger who wants Anfield move
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Fabrizio Romano has revealed on Wednesday lunchtime that Liverpool have opened talks to sign one Premier League winger in the final few days of the transfer window, having seemingly abandoned their pursuit of Yankuba Minteh.The Brighton forward had emerged as a target for the Reds in recent weeks, with the Seagulls already turning down two bids from Anfield for him, the latest of which was reported at £60m (BBC Sport).Sky Sports News claimed this morning that talks over a move for the Gambia international aren’t progressing, with Fabian Hurzeler’s side now holding out for a whopping £80m for a player who’s set to be sidelined through injury for at least the next two months.Romano reveals Liverpool ‘proposal’ for Ismaila SarrShortly before 1pm on Wednesday, Romano took to X to break the news that Liverpool now seem to have switched their attention to Crystal Palace winger Ismaila Sarr and have already made an offer to the Eagles for the 28-year-old.He posted: ‘EXCLUSIVE: Liverpool open talks to sign Ismaila Sarr as new winger! Move follows Minteh deal called off due to Brighton requests.
LFC sent a proposal worth around £50m for Senegal winger who’s keen on move. Crystal Palace already rejected two bids from Galatasaray.’(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)Want more Empire of the Kop coverage?
Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can trustSarr would be a much smarter option for Liverpool than MintehIf Liverpool are ready to walk away from a move for Minteh and prioritse Sarr instead, that’s quite alright with us.Brighton are well within their rights to state their price for their player, but having initially offered £50m, the Reds would be bonkers to stump up an extra £30m on top of that for someone who wouldn’t even be able to play for us until late October.Also, as exciting as the Gambian is to watch, his return of 10 goals in 73 appearances for the Seagulls doesn’t exactly suggest that he’d shoot the lights out at Anfield.Sarr has seven goals in 10 previous games against Liverpool alone and netted 21 times in total for Palace last season, with his overall record at Selhurst Park reading 33 goals in 92 appearances (Transfermarkt).Whether or not £50m would be enough to convince the Eagles to sell is another matter, and we suspect that they won’t accept the Reds’ first offer, but the Senegal winger would appear to be a much smarter option to pursue than Minteh, especially if Brighton are being stubborn.With a reliable source in Romano breaking the news, there might just be a chance of Liverpool snapping up a player who’s caused us all sorts of problems over the past few years and would go some way to filling the Mo Salah-sized hole on the right wing for Andoni Iraola’s side.