Liverpool ace Sadio Mane is a reported transfer target for Real Madrid.
Liverpool might just have a busy summer ahead of them.
According to the Express, Real Madrid want to sign Sadio Mane, and are prepared to offer the Reds the services of Marco Asensio in exchange for the Senegal international.
The Spain international is a real talent, but Liverpool should use Madrid’s apparent desperation to land Mane as leverage, and demand that Dani Ceballos is also included as part of the deal.
The young Spanish midfielder is a gifted technician, and his composure in possession, combined with his wonderful array of passing would undoubtedly give Klopp’s side that extra edge in the final third.
Asensio, who earns £75,000 per week according to Silly Season, would obviously be a direct replacement for Mane, but Ceballos would give the Merseysiders something that they do not currently possess, especially with doubts surrounding Naby Keita’s fitness.
Liverpool really lacked any kind of creativity and guile in midfield last season. With Fabinho, Jordan Henderson, Gini Wijnaldum, James Milner and Keita, they have plenty of solidarity, but the addition fo Ceballos, 22, would surely take them to another level.
Reds fans will undoubtedly not want to lose Mane, but at the age of 27, now might just be the right time to cash in, and the potential arrivals of Asensio and Ceballos would surely help soften the blow.
The Spanish duo have the potential to go on and become true superstars of the game, and exchanging Mane for the Madrid pair might just turn out to be a really shrewd piece of business from Liverpool.
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