Liverpool handed boost in 'bid to get transfer discount' as £4.2m contract offered

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SportFootballLiverpool FC transfer newsLiverpool have already made one signing this summer for Andoni Iraola and may have had a boost ahead of negotiations for another as they eye a midfielderLiverpool have been handed a boost in any bid to sign Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram, with the possibility of a discount for the Frenchman. The Juventus star played 45 times for the club last season but now looks set to part ways.Juve, instead, have their eye on free agent Franck Kessie, who has run down his contract with Al-Ahli.

All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageIn addition to finding salary space for Kessie, Juventus also want to move Thuram on to bolster their funds to add Stanislav Lobotka, it is claimed. They have set an asking price of £42.9m, but that is considered too expensive for the moment, so how much room there is for manoeuvre could be tested.Reports last month suggested that Thuram could be available for between £34.7m and £39m as Juventus attempted to generate funds before the club's financial year concludes.

Perhaps that could force their hand later in the window.Last month, Ivory Coast star Kessie admitted that a move to Juventus was under discussion. My agent is working, I'm getting a lot of calls, and I repeat, it's normal: I'd take him too in these physical and financial conditions..."Thousands of Liverpool fans upgraded their matchday last season.