Liverpool club has begun studying the option of contracting with Portuguese winger Francisco Conceicao, a Juventus player, during the current summer transfer period, as one of the alternatives offered in the event that the deal for Frenchman Bradley Barcola, the Paris Saint-Germain star, cannot be completed.
The Football Italia website reported that the Liverpool administration opened channels of communication with the player’s representatives, in order to explore his position on moving to the English Premier League, in preparation for the possibility of entering into negotiations. Official.
The Reds’ interest in Conceição comes within the framework of its plan to strengthen the offensive line following the departure of Mohamed Salah, as Barcola remains the club’s first target. However, the high financial demands of Paris Saint-Germain, which amount to 170 million euros, prompted the management to search for other options.
On the other hand, Juventus does not intend to give up its player easily, after it turned his loan from Porto into a permanent transfer for 32 million euros, He is considered one of the important elements in the team’s project.
According to the report, the Italian club will not agree to sell Conceição unless an offer of no less than 50 million euros is received, which is a number that remains much less than the value required to contract with Barkola.
Conceição is one of the most prominent names that caught attention with Juventus during the last season, after he scored six goals and provided five assists in 45 matches in various competitions, becoming one of the serious options on Liverpool’s table to strengthen its attack before the start of the season. New.