Malick Fofana agent makes Liverpool transfer admission - 'This is the season'

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Liverpool Echo IconSportFootballLiverpool FCLiverpool have been told they would be a perfect fit for 20-year-old Lyon winger Malick FofanaThe agent of Lyon's Malick Fofana admits they are looking to engineer a deal that could involve a transfer to Liverpool. And Frederico Pena, who represents the 20-year-old winger, says Fofana "belongs" at a club with the stature of the Premier League champions.Pena - who is the general manager of Roc Nation Sports, founded by rap megastar Jay-Z - says the organisation are thinking big about the career of Fofana, who had interest from Everton in the summer transfer window.The Belgium international scored 11 times and picked up seven assists in his 41 games for Lyon last time out and is likely to be part of his country's squad at next summer's World Cup, should Rudi Garcia's side qualify for the competition.READ MORE: Ibrahima Konate gets Champions League winner's backing after Liverpool stick - 'When people criticise you'And Pena has spoken of his belief that Fofana is good enough to be the subject of attention from Arne Slot's Reds in an interview with De Morgen, as translated by Sport Witness.“This is the season in which Fofana wants to show himself to the world, especially at the World Cup,” Pena said.“If he succeeds, he can move from Lyon to a top 10 club.“At Roc Nation, we strongly believe in him.

Liverpool, Bayern, Manchester City, those are the clubs where he belongs.”Pena added: "Fofana feels very appreciated in Lyon. He didn't want to risk that just like that [by leaving in the summer]."We tracked down Fofana through our own scouting."[He is] an extraordinary talent who is gradually ready for a transfer.

Fofana fits that profile perfectly."We want to get Fofana out of his shell. Listen, he has the potential to be a world star like (Kylian) Mbappe, (Lamine) Yamal or (Kevin) De Bruyne, but then you also have to become a personality off the field.“We want to work on that together."Liverpool spent over £300m reshaping their forward line in the summer transfer window, bringing in Hugo Ekitike (£79m), Florian Wirtz (£116m) and Alexander Isak (£125m) from Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayer Leverkusen and Newcastle United, respectively.After losing back to back games before the international break, they currently sit one point behind leaders Arsenal in the Premier League table.