Liverpool wants goalkeeper Alisson – and offers record amounts

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E s threatens competition in the box: The last heavily criticized German goalkeeper Loris Karius of Liverpool may soon have to worry about his home position. As reported by the Italian media, the interest of the English Premier League football team for Brazilian goalkeeper Alisson Becker is materializing. According to information from the British newspaper "Liverpool Echo", Liverpool also wants to sign the goalkeeper of AS Roma, 25 years old.

According to the press, on Tuesday the coach club Jürgen Klopp should offer about 70 million euros to the goalkeeper have. It would be a goalkeeper record. As a result, the Reds are willing to transfer a little less than 60 million euros transfer fee to Rome, to another 10 million euros in bonus payments. The Roma should claim about 75 million euros for Alisson, according to "Liverpool Echo", but Liverpool is confident that the transfer is done.

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The pledge would be a major setback for Loris Karius. The German goalkeeper was in the past second round the number one goal at the Reds. However, the 25-year-old was criticized after conceding goals in the Champions League final against Real Madrid (1: 3) with two serious fagots.

After that, it was increasingly speculated that the Reds could look for a new keeper. Even in the first test match after the summer holidays, Karius made no impression. Although coach Jürgen Klopp has always placed himself in front of his goalkeeper, the time could soon end as the number one Liverpool for the former Mainzer.

Liverpool with a big transfer offensive

Alisson, 25 years old in Rome, reached the quarterfinals at the World Cup with Brazil. There, his team left after a 1: 2 defeat against Belgium. Alisson was in all five games in goal and remained three times without conceding. However, Liverpool's rival, Chelsea FC, is fighting for the goalkeeper, according to the Italian Gazetta dello Sport. He will be the favorite candidate of the new manager of the team of Chelsea, Maurizio Sarri

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Alison Becker of Brazil

The guardian the Most expensive of the world is the Italian Gianluigi Buffon, who moved in 2001 for about 53 million euros from AC Parma to Juventus. In the Premier League, the record is 40 million euros. It is said that the Englishman Manchester City paid so much money a year ago for Alison's compatriot, Ederson

. The purchase of Alisson now seems to be the spectacular finale of a major transfer offensive. With the expenses for the goalkeeper Liverpool would have already put a total of about 200 million euros for player changes on the table. Previously, coach Jürgen Klopp hosted Naby Keita of Leipzig (60m), Fabinho of AS Monaco (50m) and former Munich Xherdan Shaqiri of Stoke City (14.7m) to his team .