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Christian Falk has revealed that ‘transfer negotiations are getting hot’ regarding a deal that will see Manu Kone join Liverpool this summer. The 22-year-old, who has impressed for Borussia Monchengladbach in the Bundesliga this term, is believed to be edging closer towards a move to Anfield in a deal worth ‘around €30m’. The Frenchman joins and in being strongly linked with the Reds as Jurgen Klopp seeks to strengthen his options in the middle of the park this summer. “That’s true, Liverpool didn’t get Bellingham, who is going to Real Madrid, but they found an alternative in the Bundesliga that they like and that’s Manu Koné,” Falk told SPORT BILD’s YouTube channel (via . “We heard that the transfer negotiations are getting hot.

“The good thing for Liverpool is that he is much cheaper than Bellingham, they talk around €30m. So, it’s possible they don’t get Bellingham but another player from the Bundesliga.”