REPORTS – Liverpool clear to finally sign £29.9m a year £350,000-per-week midfielder before deadline

Report – Liverpool clear to finally sign £29.9m a year £350,000-per-week midfielder before deadline

 August 15, 2024  Ritayan Chatterjee  0 Comments Marco Verratti, newsnow

Liverpool tried to strengthen the defensive midfield position by signing a high-profile player last summer. They were linked with a host of options but eventually opted to hire Wataru Endo from VfB Stuttgart.

However, the new manager, Arne Slot is seemingly looking for an upgrade to the Japanese so the Reds are once again looking for a new number six.

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Marco Verratti was a player mentioned as a potential target for Liverpool ahead of last season but he joined Qatari Club Al-Arabi.

However, on HITC, transfer journalist, Graeme Bailey, has reported that the Italian is now ready to return to Europe with his current contract set to expire next year.

He has been offered to many of the top English clubs with Liverpool being one of those. So they finally have a clear opportunity to purchase him this summer.

The journalist further claims that apart from the Merseyside club, Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City have also been made aware of the midfielder’s availability.

Verratti currently earns around £576,000-a-week, £29.9m a year, in salary at Al-Arabi, while Liverpool’s highest-paid player is Mohamed Salah – who earns around £350,000-per-week.