Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly increasingly tempted to cash in on Liverpool transfer target Marco Asensio this summer.
The Spain international is just returning from a disappointing World Cup campaign where he failed to make much of an impact for his national side as they were surprisingly dumped out of the competition by Russia.
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This follows Asensio generally struggling to hold down a regular starting place at Real Madrid, though many would question if it’s really fair that such a talented young player has been overlooked so often.
Liverpool certainly seem to rate him highly, with Mundo Deportivo recently claiming they’d launched a stunning £158million bid for the 22-year-old.
And the latest from Don Balon is that Perez is aware he could land a significant transfer fee for Asensio this summer, though they suggest he’d likely bag around £132m for the player.
Liverpool will hope this does prove to be the case, with Asensio surely the kind of player who would fulfil his enormous potential under Jurgen Klopp.
A perfect fit for this attack-minded LFC side, Asensio could follow in the footsteps of players like Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino in massively improving under Klopp’s expert guidance.