Liverpool beat Bayern Munich to €25m January signing, with star to get second crack at the Premier League

Liverpool beat Bayern Munich to €25m January signing, with star to get second crack at the Premier League

A stunning report has claimed Liverpool will sign their long-term successor to Virgil van Dijk in January, with the €25m-rated star to get a second chance in the Premier League.

According to Spanish outlet TodoFichajes, Sevilla ‘closes the sale of [Loic] Bade’ to Liverpool. Negotiations between the two clubs were labelled ‘advanced’, with the report adding ‘Loic Bade, who, if nothing goes wrong, will head to Liverpool in the winter transfer market.’ It was also claimed Bayern Munich made a late attempt to hijack the move, though did not succeed.

Bade, 24, is a right-footed centre-back who Liverpool have reportedly identified as their long-term successor to captain Virgil van Dijk.

TEAMtalk understands Liverpool are confident they’ll thrash out a contract extension with the Dutchman, though that seemingly won’t stop the club from signing his successor whilst he’s still in situ, just as they did in the goalkeeping department with Alisson Becker and Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Bade’s deal with Sevilla contains a release clause worth €60m. However, the report states Liverpool won’t have to pay even half of that amount. The report added: ‘the operation will finally be closed for a figure close to €25m