Liverpool and Man United ‘make 6-figure offers’ for 17-year-old left-back

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Liverpool and Man United are both reliably reported to have submitted offers to sign Sheffield Wednesday left-back Yisa Alao, who is yet to sign a professional contract. Alao, 17, has been part of the Sheffield Wednesday academy since joining at under-7s level and has already played three times for their first team.

Transfer briefing: Liverpool and Man United race for Yisa Alao • The 6-figure battle: Liverpool and Man United have reportedly submitted offers in the region of £500,000 for Sheffield Wednesday’s 17-year-old left-back Yisa Alao. • Financial crisis: With Wednesday currently in administration and rooted to the bottom of the Championship, the Owls may be forced to sell their academy talent before he signs a professional contract. • Defensive reset: Liverpool could view Alao as a key addition to their academy lineage, especially with Andy Robertson in the final year of his deal and Kostas Tsimikas expected to depart permanently. According to the Sheffield Star, Liverpool and Man United have both made bids to sign Alao in the “mid-level six-figure region.” That would suggest a fee of around £500,000 for the left-back, with BBC Radio Sheffield having already reported “a number of offers” from Premier League clubs.

Liverpool are always attentive to market opportunities and their interest in Alao is understandable given the situation at left-back in their academy. Alao’s experience in the Sheffield Wednesday first team would be seen as a major advantage, particularly as Liverpool map out a new lineage in the position.