Liverpool could sign 24-year-old midfielder for just £21.9m this summer, Klopp is interested

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Liverpool are still interested in signing Monaco midfielder Youssouf Fofana this summer.

That’s according to The Daily Mail, who claim that the Reds were the first Premier League side to show interest in the 24-year-old. Since then, it’s claimed that Chelsea have joined them in the race, but Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp are still there.

Part of the appeal of Fofana is said to be his relatively cheap price. With just a year left on his deal in Monaco, the Principality side would reportedly be willing to sell him for around £21.9m.

Fofana in the picture for Liverpool

There hasn’t been too much noise around the potential arrival of Fofana at Anfield this summer. But in truth, he ticks a heck of a lot of boxes for Liverpool. Still young, already an international in a top France team and available on the cheap, there’s a lot to like about him.

That’s before you even take into account what the Frenchman can bring to a side. Imposing and physical, Fofana is excellent on the ball and capable of playing deeper or more box-to-box.

This mix of skills should be perfect for Liverpool, who do need more physicality in their midfield. But if you’re in a team like Jurgen Klopp’s, you need to be technically adept, too. Thankfully, Fofana looks to be that, too.

For the time being, it doesn’t appear as though the Monaco man is towards the top of Liverpool’s wish list, though. Other players have been far more regularly mentioned, with the likes of Mason Mount and Alexis Mac Allister now looking the most likely.

But both of those players will cost perhaps more than three times what Fofana would. As a result, Liverpool could yet be priced out.

With Fofana, that would be unlikely to happen. The Reds have benefitted down the years from steering away from mainstream thinking in terms of transfers. More often than not when they’ve moved on from top targets they’ve ended up doing well out of it. Maybe this World Cup runner-up could be the next to follow that path.