"Set to play into Liverpool's hands": LFC increasingly likely to sign £50m midfield monster

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Links between Liverpool and Lamine Camara persist as the January transfer window approaches. At the same time, it appears Ryan Gravenberch is being offered a “lucrative” move to Trabzonspor, which would open space in the Liverpool midfield for the arrival of Camara.

Links between Liverpool and Camara intensify On Monday, a report from Tuttomercatoweb reported that Liverpool will offer around €50m to sign Camara from AS Monaco, which is €5m more than Chelsea agreed to pay before a deal collapsed right before Deadline Day. They report: “Sources say that there is a “willingness” from both Monaco and Camara to negotiate a sale, after he was denied a move to Chelsea in the summer.

“That situation now looks set to play into Liverpool’s hands, with Monaco still in need of a significant sale to balance their books moving forward. “Camara’s reputation means that he still commands a sizeable valuation, which has made a sale likely as a result.