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Liverpool now close to agreeing terms with ‘very strong’ European trophy winner
Liverpool have a busy summer ahead of them in the market as they look to give Arne Slot the best possible start as Reds manager.
Slot has taken the reins from Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool and the🍬 club’s hierarchy will🎉 be eager to make sure his squad is as strong as possible for the season.
Liverpool have been linked with many top players in recent months, and now a report has claimed that the Red♏s are making good progress in pursuit of a particular midfielder.
The player in question is At𝓡alanta’s Ed🍰erson, who helped his club win their first ever trophy just a few weeks ago by winning the Europa League final.
According to , the 24-year-old midfielder – who Liverpool have followed this season – 🎐is close to an agr🗹eement in principle with the Reds over contract terms.
Earlier on Thursday, Jorge Nicola that Liverpool had submitted 🉐a bid worth around €45million (£39million) for Ederson, though💦 he didn’t specify how Atalanta responded.
Who is Liverpool target Ederson?
Atalanta’s Ederson – not t💜o be confused with his namesake at Manchester City – has enjoyed a swift rise to prominence since arriving in Europe.
He joined Italian club Salernitana from Brazilian outfit Corinthians in January 2022, and within six m♏onths, he was on the way to Atalanta fo🍷r around .
This season, Ederson has made 53🧜 appearances, registering seven goals a🦩nd one assist, in a truly historic campaign for La Dea.
Atalanta went all the way in the Europa Lea𓄧gue, beating Liverpool along the way before th🐭rashing Bayer Leverkusen in the final to win the first major trophy in their history.
In January, spoke to Tiago Nunes, Ederson’s former head coach at Corinthians, toꦑ gain an insight on the player.
“He is a box-to-box play෴er with the energy to keep going back and forth all the time,”🀅 said Nunes.
“My first impressions were of a player with a lot of strength, a lot of physical abilityꦚ, a player who was a powerful striker♒ on the ball, with good technique.
“Basically, someone with characteristics that are difficult to find, especially in Brazilian🍬 football.”
Nunes continued: “He has two main strengths.
“Firstly, on the pitch, he has great physical strength, with the ability to play box-to-box, back and forth, sustaini🍷ng the paceꦚ of the game.
“Secondly, he has a very strong 👍mentality, with a very clear awareness of what he wants.”