Fabrizio Romano has reaffirmed Liverpool’s long-standing interest in Teun Koopmeiners.
The Guardian journalist noted strong interest in the Atalanta midfielder from the English elite.
“I think we have a lot of rumors about English clubs because they are looking for the boy regularly. It happened with Chelsea in recent months but also with Liverpool for a long time. Someone from Manchester United also came on several occasions to scout Atalanta’s talents. the Italian journalist spoke on CaughtOffside The debriefing podcast.
“I think there is interest from the Premier League because in general the boy is really attractive but at the moment it’s not something really concrete, the negotiations with Chelsea or any other club .
“From what I understand, we’re still in the early stages. Koopmeiners wants to try something different, he wants a different opportunity, therefore leaving Atalanta in the summer transfer window. From what I hear there is still strong interest from Juventus, he is one of their dream targets.
The 26-year-old cruised past the Reds in their Europa League quarter-final despite losing 1-0 at home to Bergamo.
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Koopmeiners missed his boat at Liverpool
At 26 years old, we would be somewhat surprised to put in a bid in favor of Atalanta for their talented midfielder.
While the Dutchman has looked more than a handful against Klopp and his men over two matches in Europe, we don’t often stray from our preference of signing players under the age of 25.
Of course, there’s always room for an exception (cough, cough, Thiago Alcantara, cough, cough), although we suspect there won’t be one for the Koopmeiners this summer.
In the meantime, Liverpool have bigger priorities to focus on in the backline and, potentially, the front three should Mo Salah be tempted to move away from Anfield.
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