Liverpool want to sign £70m Chelsea star that Xabi Alonso wants to keep

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Liverpool interested in signing Pedro Neto According to journalist Simon Phillips, Liverpool are one of the Premier League teams interested in signing Neto this summer, with Chelsea happy to sell the Portugal international for the right price, although new manager Xabi Alonso is keen to keep him at Stamford Bridge. “He has got a lot of clubs interested in him, and he’s, again, he’s not a player who’s looking to leave necessarily, but he’s certainly been open to the interest coming in for him and seeing what offers he gets.

“I don’t think Neto’s quite that much, but it will be around that sort of ballpark figure. “I wouldn’t say he’s on the sort of fire sale or fire loan list that Chelsea are going to be working through the next three years, but he’s certainly a player they would sell, and it’s one to watch.

“And he’s got interest from Tottenham, Liverpool are interested in him, Manchester City, which has been public, “I have heard from a source over the weekend that Arsenal are also interested in Neto. “I don’t believe it’s anything like they are prioritising or anything like that, but they are definitely a club who are showing interest in Neto as well, and Neto is appealed by all this interest coming in.” Phillips added: “Alonso is more than happy to keep Neto in his squad, as he is with Tosin.”