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Liverpool, Everton miss out on Andriy Lunin, as he joins Real Madrid

Dominic Calvert-Lewin of England scores the opening goal past Andriy Lunin of Ukraine during the U21 European Championship Qualifier between Englan...
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Reported Liverpool and Everton target Andriy Lunin has joined Real Madrid in the summer transfer window.

Andriy Lunin of Ukraine during the U21 European Championship Qualifier between England U21 and Ukraine U21 at Bramall Lane on March 27, 2018 in Sheffield, England.

Andriy Lunin has joined Real Madrid, but Liverpool and Everton would have had it otherwise.

Both the Merseyside clubs wanted to sign the 19-year-old goalkeeper from Zorya Luhansk in the summer transfer window, according to reports.

Dominic Calvert-Lewin of England scores the opening goal past Andriy Lunin of Ukraine during the U21 European Championship Qualifier between England U21 and Ukraine U21 at Bramall Lane on...

According to The Mirror (Transfer Live blog, 6:46pm, May 25, 2018), Everton were interested in securing the services of the Ukraine international goalkeeper this summer (click here to read more).

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The same publication reported in May of Liverpool’s interest in the teenager, and claimed on Friday that the Reds made a late bid to sign Lunin before he eventually joined Los Blancos.

Luhansk's goalkeeper Andriy Lunin controls the ball during the UEFA Europa League football match Ostersund FK v Zorya Lugansk on November 23, 2017 in Ostersund, Sweden.

The 19-year-old goalkeeper, though, has moved Spanish and European giants Madrid, who defeated Liverpool in the final of the Champions League last season.

According to The Daily Mail, Madrid had to pay a transfer fee of £12.3 million in order to secure the services of the youngster.

Both Liverpool and Everton will be disappointed that the youngster decided to move to Madrid, but given that Lunin is a fan of the Spanish giants, as he himself has said – as quoted by FourFourTwo – it was perhaps an inevitability.