• Roma holding out for £66.6m for the 25-year-old
Liverpool have opened talks with Roma over the possible world‑record signing of the Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, with an initial offer of €70m (£62.2m) including €10m of add-ons being lodged with the Serie A club.
Roma are holding out for another €5m to take the total fee to €75m (£66.6m) for the 25-year-old but both clubs are hopeful that an agreement can be reached. The respective valuations has increased confidence at Liverpool that Alisson will be their new first-choice goalkeeper next season.
Written by Fabrizio Romano and Andy Hunter
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jul/17/liverpool-bid-alisson-roma-bid-world-record under the title “Liverpool make £62m bid to sign Roma goalkeeper Alisson”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.