Unveiled: Liverpool boss Arne Slot ‘flew to France for face-to-face conversations with £ 35 million MAN City Target Rayan Cherki last week’

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot According to reports, it held conversations with Lyon -midfielder Rayan Cherki in southern France.

The Premier League Champions are currently locked up in negotiations with Bayer Leverkusen to sign the primary target Florian Wirtz after an £ 109 million bid was rejected on Monday.

The Bundesliga Side wants £ 120 million for their star man, which would be a British record transfer costs, and it is believed that both clubs would like to find a middle ground.

Before the Reds movement for Wirtz accelerated, it has been unveiled athletics That end took the time away from his own vacation to speak with Cherki, who is a target Manchester City.

Such conversations between Liverpool and the French asterisk are not supposed to be further advanced, and the Merseyside Club focuses on getting the Wirtz deal across the line.

In the meantime, City has since opened conversations with Lyon about Cherki, which is appreciated around £ 35 million.

Liverpool has been revealed this summer has shown concrete interest in Lyon’s Rayan Cherki

Arne Slot reportedly flew to the south of France last week for conversations with the French playmaker

Discussions with Cherki took place before Liverpool accelerated the interest in Florian Wirtz

Pep Guardiola, who brings in the former Liverpool coach Pep Libnders as his new assistant, has given the green light to the city to offer on Cherki after also conversations with the 21-year-old.

Some reports have suggested that the Cherki release clause is only £ 19 million, because his current contract will expire in 2026.

Nevertheless, it is, it is said that Lyon will maintain more money, and City is said to work with them to reach an agreement.

City was also chasing Wirtz while hunting for a replacement for Kevin De Bruyne – who leaves after a decade of service – but the German playmaker chose to move to Liverpool, with a deal that it is assumed to be progressing.

According to Bild, Wirtz chose a move to the city because of concern about the future in the long term of Pep Guardiola.

Guardiola is generally considered the best manager of his generation and Wirtz would have liked to play among him, but the Spaniard has two years left over his city contract.

Earlier this season, he signed a new deal to bind his future to the city until 2027, but has since hinted that he will leave when his current contract ends to take a break of the game.

In the meantime, City has already presented an offer of around £ 50 million for AC Milan attacking midfielder Tijjani Reijners, while looking at their aging midfield.

Liverpool is also extremely active in the transfer market this summer, with a £ 29.5 million deal for Jeremie Frimpong already packed.