Liverpool now want to sign this £34m winger

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Liverpool transfer news: Wednesday turned out to be a right old mess on the Liverpool transfer front. Liverpool transfer news: Phantom calls and agent games leave Liverpool transfer stance in the dark TEAMtalk quickly poured cold water over the entire thing.

Akliouche’s team gave those brokers the exact same answer they have been handing out all summer long. At VF, we see this whole episode as a classic case of agents creating smoke where there isn’t much actual fire from Liverpool’s end.

The club obviously admire the profile, but they stand virtually no chance of prising Akliouche away from a move he personally wants. Unless Monaco’s valuation completely scares PSG off and Liverpool step in with an astronomical wage package, this particular rumour dies down fast.