Liverpool Reportedly Make Second Offer for Real Madrid’s Federico Valverde

But Spanish publication Nacional are still insisting that Real Madrid midfielder Valverde is on Klopp’s wishlist with Liverpool having an €80m (£69m) opening offer rejected.

They say the German is refusing to ‘give up’ on the Uruguay international and Liverpool are now ‘back’ with an offer of €90m (£77m) for the midfielder.

Valverde has been pushed down the pecking order at the Bernabeu with the arrivals of Jude Bellingham and Brahim Diaz, and Liverpool ‘want to take advantage’.

Nacional describe Valverde as the ‘icing on the cake’ for the Reds this summer and Klopp ‘believes that he would fit perfectly into Liverpool’s style of play’.

£77m already sounds like a lot of money for Liverpool, especially after only recently buying Mac Allister and Szoboszlai – but the report insists that they would have ‘no problem offering even more money’ if Real Madrid turn down their latest bid.

There have been rumours that former Barcelona midfielder Thiago Alcantara could leave Anfield this summer but former Goal and Liverpool Echo journalist Neil Jones says there are currently no offers for the Spaniard.

Jones wrote on Twitter: “No offers received at this stage, but Liverpool could soon find themselves with a decision to make over Thiago Alcântara, with Fenerbahçe among the clubs keen on signing the midfielder.”