Liverpool have been linked with several Barcelona players over the last
year, including Cristian Tello, Alexis Sanchez, and Iaaac Cuenca, and
the latest Barca star to enter the Reds radar is promising midfielder
Jonathan Dos Santos.
According to reports in Spain, Italy and the UK today, Liverpool are 'front runners' to sign the 22-year old, who this week revealed his frustration with life at the Nou Camp. He told reporters:
"I want to play more and more often.
"At the end of the season, I will sit down and see what’s best for me.
"Next season is incredibly important to me"
In March, Dos Santos - who was once described a 'marvellous' player by Pepe Guardiola - reveled that he turned down a January move to Sevilla, but conceded he may have to move on. He told reporters:
"It was difficult for me to turn down a club like Sevilla but I am happy at Barca. I’m learning from the best in the world. I still don’t know what’s out there, we’ll see in the summer. You don’t know what could happen.”
Dos Santos' current Barca deal expires in 2015, and as is the custom in Spain, the youngster has a massive €30m release clause in his contract.
With Brendan Rodgers in charge, Liverpool's repeated interest in Barcelona youngsters makes perfect sense, but the brutal truth is he doesn't have the juice to attract these stars of the future to Anfield.
To players like Tello, Sanchez and Dos Santos, mid-table Liverpool must look like a massive step down from Barcelona, and although the Reds have an amazing European history, these players are probably not even aware of it.
According to reports in Spain, Italy and the UK today, Liverpool are 'front runners' to sign the 22-year old, who this week revealed his frustration with life at the Nou Camp. He told reporters:
"I want to play more and more often.
"At the end of the season, I will sit down and see what’s best for me.
"Next season is incredibly important to me"
In March, Dos Santos - who was once described a 'marvellous' player by Pepe Guardiola - reveled that he turned down a January move to Sevilla, but conceded he may have to move on. He told reporters:
"It was difficult for me to turn down a club like Sevilla but I am happy at Barca. I’m learning from the best in the world. I still don’t know what’s out there, we’ll see in the summer. You don’t know what could happen.”
Dos Santos' current Barca deal expires in 2015, and as is the custom in Spain, the youngster has a massive €30m release clause in his contract.
With Brendan Rodgers in charge, Liverpool's repeated interest in Barcelona youngsters makes perfect sense, but the brutal truth is he doesn't have the juice to attract these stars of the future to Anfield.
To players like Tello, Sanchez and Dos Santos, mid-table Liverpool must look like a massive step down from Barcelona, and although the Reds have an amazing European history, these players are probably not even aware of it.
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