Liverpool transfer news amid Maghnes Akliouche competition as $117M move ruled out
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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCLiverpool transfer news as the number of clubs said to be eyeing AS Monaco's Maghnes Akliouche ramps up, but a $117M move is definitely ruled out ahead of the summerAS Monaco forward Maghnes Akliouche.(Image: Frederic DIDES / AFP via Getty Images)Liverpool could confirm its place in the Champions League with a win against Aston Villa on Friday, and when that happens, a fuller focus can be on what might happen this summer.In the transfer market and on the training field, Liverpool has work to do. We start with a forward whose name has cropped up a few times in the last couple of weeks.READ MORE: Xabi Alonso agreement reached as Chelsea approach could end Liverpool hopesREAD MORE: Liverpool stars gather at restaurant for Mohamed Salah's farewell partyMaghnes AkliouchePSG has joined Liverpool and Manchester City in admiring AS Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche ahead of the summer, according to the French outlet L'Equipe.Akliouche has emerged as a potential replacement for Lee Kang-in at the Parc des Princes.
Akliouche might be a good option to consider and he has Champions League experience.Liverpool.com says: Akliouche appears set to move on this summer, but his goalscoring would need to go up a level before the Reds were tempted, not least with his price said to be $58 million (£43 million) or more.Eli Junior Kroupi (Bournemouth)Bournemouth managing director Tiago Pinto has emphatically claimed that 19-year-old forward Eli Junior Kroupi will not be allowed to depart this summer.Speaking to the media in Spain, Pinto suggested that even a bid as big as €100 million ($117 million/£85 million) from a club like Liverpool or Barcelona would not be enough to convince the Cherries to cash in, though the Reds have not really been linked.Junior Kroupi has scored 12 goals in 33 appearances in all competitions this year. "His contract still has more than four years remaining, there is no release clause, and he is not going anywhere."We will not sell Kroupi even if Barcelona or Liverpool offer €100 million.
That is completely out of the question."Liverpool.com says: Kroupi looks to be a real talent but he would be best staying at Bournemouth for another season, not least if they get into the Champions League. He is in the right place to continue his development for the time being.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCTransfers