Liverpool are now eyeing £21.5m ace who is "one of the best full-backs" around - report

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Liverpool are believed to be eyeing a summer move for Rayo Vallecano right-back Andrei Ratiu, according to a new transfer claim. He has a reported £21.5m release clause that Liverpool are seemingly willing to trigger, but an offer hasn’t been tabled for the Romanian yet.

Andrei Ratiu an ideal proven option at right-back for Liverpool Ratiu may not be a world-renowned player who will be a game-changer for Liverpool, but that’s not to say that he couldn’t be an excellent signing this summer. He has made 82 appearances in La Liga and won 38 caps for Romania, and lost 1-0 to Crystal Palace in the UEFA Europa Conference League final last month, while Borja Jimenez has made it clear how highly he rates him, saying: “I changed the position of Adria Altimira because I wanted a player who could play with his weaker foot and defend well behind the central midfielders.

He has the ability to move inside and defend in front of one of the best full-backs in the league. Ratiu could be a bargain in that respect, given his release clause, and he would bring the defensive solidity that has been sorely lacking for the Reds over the past 12 months or so.