At £35 million, Wolves linked Jack Butland is too rich for Liverpool.
Butland has also been strongly linked with Liverpool, but this is a deal the Reds should step away from.
The price discussed is £35 million, a fee too rich for Liverpool to splash out.
This is not because Liverpool cannot afford it after receiving a Premier League record fee for Coutinho, but simply because they do not need to.
Goalkeeper is a position of pressing need for a Wolves side looking to build long term.
Veteran John Ruddy has played a vital role this season after signing on a free transfer from Norwich City but he is not necessarily going to be their number one in five years time.
Jack Butland is just 25-years-old, six years younger than Ruddy, and has greater potential to improve further.
Liverpool already have a comparatively young goalkeeper who is starring for their first team.
Loris Karius is defying his critics to play a crucial role in the Reds’ run to the Champions League semi-finals.
If Liverpool do decide to upgrade on him, it must be for a truly world class stopper.
Butland does not fall into that category and paying £35 million to create a dilemma in goal is not what Jurgen Klopp needs.
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