Wrapping up the Liverpool transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window.
Mane: I respect Liverpool | ‘I’d rather play for Marseille than Bayern’
Sadio Mane insists he respects Liverpool “a lot” and that he was joking when he said he would fulfil the apparent wishes of Senegalese fans for him to leave Anfield.
Mane, who has 12 months left on his current deal and been strongly linked with a move to Bayern Munich – said this week that up to 70 per cent of Senegalese people wanted him to move clubs.
According to The Times, Bayern Munich have seen an opening bid of £21m plus £4m in add-ons rejected by Liverpool for Mane, with the German club confident they can sign Mane for less than €50m (£42.5m) this summer.
However, after scoring a hat-trick for his country against Benin on Saturday, Mane rowed back slightly on his comments, saying: “I spoke yesterday while joking with a bit of humour and it was everywhere. I think we’ll stop there.
“Liverpool is a club I respect a lot. The fans adopted me since day one. Regarding the future, we’ll see.”
Mane has continued his light-hearted tone about his future, after joking that his dream move is one to boyhood club Marseille.
“You know I’m not a fan of these teams,” said Mane when asked about a move to Bayern, Real Madrid or Barcelona. “My club is Marseille, I would rather say Marseille.”
Real Madrid in advanced talks for Tchouameni | Liverpool also interested
Real Madrid are in advanced talks to sign Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco.
Monaco want at least €80m (£68m) for the 22-year-old France midfielder, who is also attracting interest from Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain.
Champions League winners Real are offering Tchouameni a five-year contract to make the move to Spain.
Primarily a defensive-minded player, Tchouameni is comfortable in several midfield positions and Monaco team-mate Cesc Fabregas has previously suggested he also has the ability to play in the No 10 role.
Who have Liverpool been linked with?
Kalvin Phillips – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is ready to rival Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola this summer in the battle to land Kalvin Phillips from Leeds (Daily Mirror – June 6).
Raphinha – Liverpool have stepped up their pursuit of Leeds forward Raphinha because of doubts over Sadio Mane’s future, and are considering an offer which would include them sending Takumi Minamino to Elland Road (Sunday Mirror, June 5).
Arnaut Danjuma – Manchester United and Liverpool are set to go head-to-head for the signing of Villarreal forward Danjuma after Newcastle pulled out of the race (Daily Express, June 4).
Lancelot Pollard – Rangers have beaten off competition from Manchester United and Liverpool to land Aberdeen wonderkid Pollard.
Ibrahim Sangare – Reports in the Netherlands are hinting that Liverpool will make a move for PSV Eindhoven midfielder Sangare if, as expected, they miss out on Aurelien Tchouameni to Champions League final rivals Real Madrid (Daily Express, May, 25).
Calvin Ramsay – Liverpool are interested in signing Aberdeen right-back Calvin Ramsay (Sky Sports, May 9).
Antony – Liverpool are set to battle Manchester United for the signing of Antony this summer despite the Ajax star’s manager Erik ten Hag joining the Red Devils (Daily Express, May 18).
Mason Mount – Liverpool and Manchester City have reportedly made “discreet” offers to Chelsea midfielder Mount amid interest from Manchester United (Daily Express, June 1).
Aurelien Tchouameni – Real Madrid are in advanced talks to sign Tchouameni from Monaco, but the midfielder is also attracting interest from Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain (Sky Sports News, May 31); Tchouameni has revealed he “likes” both Real Madrid and Liverpool as competition heats up to sign the in-demand Monaco midfielder (The Sun, May 30). Liverpool are reportedly leading the race to sign Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni this summer (The Sun, May 12).
Kaide Gordon – Liverpool have reportedly paid Derby £500,000 to buy out Kaide Gordon’s transfer sell-on clause (The Sun, May 12).
The latest players linked with a Liverpool exit
Mohamed Salah – Barcelona have told Liverpool forward Salah he can join their incoming galaxy of stars at the Nou Camp next summer (Sunday Mirror, June 5).
Sadio Mane – Bayern Munich have seen an opening bid of £21m plus £4m in add-ons rejected by Liverpool for Mane, (The Times, June 6); Mane jokingly hinted he may be about to snub Bayern Munich’s interest in favour of his boyhood club Marseille; Mane has never asked for a new contract in his bid to leave Liverpool this summer, although the club are set to make a major profit on any deal to Bayern Munich negotiated one year before the end of the forward’s existing deal (Sunday Telegraph, June 5); Mane has said he ‘will do what the Senegalese people want’ when deciding his future. Mane has 12 months left on his current deal and has emerged as a summer transfer target for Bayern Munich, with the Bundesliga champions readying a bid and a three-year contract for the Liverpool forward (Sky Sports News, June 4); Bayern Munich stepped up their pursuit of Sadio Mane after Robert Lewandowski confirmed he is quitting the club (Daily Mirror, May 31); Liverpool will play hardball over the future of Sadio Mané and demand a fee far in excess of £25m should the forward formally request to leave (The Times, May 30). Bayern Munich are ready to make their move for Mane after the Champions League final (Daily Mirror, May 27).
Nathaniel Phillips and Neco Williams – Liverpool are looking to boost their transfer coffers by £30m by selling defenders Nat Phillips and Neco Williams this summer (Daily Mirror, May 30)
Takumi Minamino – Forward will wait until after Liverpool’s clash with Real Madrid in the Champions League final in Paris on Saturday before considering his future at the English Premier League club (Kyodo News, May 25).
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain – Aston Villa and West Ham have been put on red alert with Liverpool ready to sell Oxlade-Chamberlain this summer (Daily Mirror, May 26); Liverpool are willing to let Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain leave Anfield this summer (ESPN, May 21); Oxlade-Chamberlain fears for his Liverpool future after going two months without playing and not hearing from the club about a new contract (Daily Mail, May 10).
Divock Origi – Jurgen Klopp has confirmed “Liverpool legend” Divock Origi will leave the club this summer, with the forward expected to join AC Milan when his contract expires (May 20).
Confirmed Liverpool signings
Fabio Carvalho – Fulham, undisclosed fee.
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