A report has revealed why Premier League giants Liverpool did not sign Portugal international Goncalo Inacio during the summer transfer window.
The summer window was frustrating for . It was feared that they would fail to make a single signing, but they swooped to sign Federico Chiesa from Juventus at the end of last month.
The Reds have also reached an agreement with Valencia to sign Georgia international Giorgi Mamardashvili, who will make his move to Anfield official next year.
Ahead of the summer window, Liverpool s transfer priorities were expected to be to sign a new centre-back and a new central midfielder.
Liverpool made a move to sign Spain international Martin Zubimendi,
s side also failed to sign a centre-back. They were linked with several potential options and
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Inacio is another possible signing as it was claimed ahead of the summer
The Portugal international has already made 175 appearances for Sporting Lisbon across all competitions and he s been linked with several Premier League clubs.
why Inacio did not sign for Liverpool in the summer.
Inacio was appreciated by Liverpool, and still is, but one of the primary reasons the transfer didn’t happen was the high release clause in the Portugal international’s contract, sources with a close understanding of the situation informed CaughtOffside.
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Sporting set the price at around €60million (£51m), a figure that proved too steep for Liverpool and other interested clubs
This high valuation has been a significant deterrent, not just for Liverpool but also for other Premier League clubs like Newcastle United and Manchester United, who also had some interest in the 23-year-old.
While the high asking price from Sporting remains a significant barrier, Newcastle and Liverpool’s continued interest suggests that they might still pursue Inacio in future transfer windows.
Regarding the futures of Mo Salah, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk, a report from Fabrizio Romano has given an important warning to Liverpool.
