Liverpool clearly showed his intention to defeat Arsenal, Chelsea and Aston Villa to win the signature of Lyon's Malick Fofana winger, thereby clearing the way to push Luis Diaz from Anfield.
According to Cuongtoffside reported, Liverpool is interested in recruiting Malick Fofana and negotiated with the representative of this player to find a way to surpass other opponents. Although Fofana is a key factor in the team of Lyon, the financial situation of the French team can open up the possibility that this player will leave.
Fofana grew up from Kaa Gent and made a name for playing for the first team before joining Lyon in early 2024. Since then, the 20 -year -old Belgian winger has improved. Last season, he played a total of 41 matches and contributed 17 goals. Despite playing on the left wing, Fofana is capable of playing in any position on the attack.
Fofana's performance was in the sights of many leading European clubs. Although there are still 3 years of contract with Lyon and an indispensable part of their one squad, his future has become the topic of exciting discussion. With the small attention of many teams, the French giant is said to be ready to sell Fofana because it can help them balance the budget. Lyon is in a very difficult financial situation, and the money collected from his departure can bring positive signals to the team.
Many sources in France emphasized that Lyon is ready to evaluate the upcoming offers and offer the price of about 50-60 million euros because they have to pay 20% of the selling price to Fofana's former team, Kaa Gent. Chelsea, Arsenal and Aston Villa are three Premier League clubs closely watching this young player.
Unai Emery's team is looking for higher quality in the opponent's field, and the Spanish strategist is also the one who likes to work with the versatile players. Fofana may be the perfect contract for him.
While Aston Villa is considering recruiting Fofana, Chelsea and Arsenal are also looking for quality addition to the two wings. Gunners need a left -wing player to compete with Gabriel Martinelli to win a main kick. On the Blues side, they will probably break up with some strikers in the coming weeks, and Fofana may be an ideal replacement.
With Liverpool, after spending nearly 200 million pounds to recruit players, the latest “blockbuster” Hugo Ekitike, The Kop did not want to stop when ready to enter the Fofana recruitment. The Kop is seeing him as an alternative to reinforce the attack. They negotiated with the representative of Fofana to learn more about a potential transfer.
Liverpool's move shows that they are moving the way for Luis Diaz to switch to Bayern Munich, when the two clubs are negotiating active to the Colombian star transfer deal. It is known that Bayern Munich also considered Fofana as the first backup plan in the case of unable to successfully convince Liverpool to release Diaz.