Liverpool have been linked with a summer time transfer for PSV Eindhoven striker Donyell Malen, who might presumably be taken to Anfield as a alternative for Divock Origi.
Liverpool have been seeking to improve their assault depth behind the well-known fronts Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino, which is why Diogo Jota arrived from Wolves final summer time. However Xherdan Shaqiri and the aforementioned Origi haven’t acquired the grade this season and are each anticipated to go away in the subsequent few months and go away gaps to fill.
The Reds have lengthy been speculatively linked to Kylian Mbappe, whereas rumors of curiosity in Jadon Sancho have additionally surfaced lately. However a delicate monetary place, illustrated by recording a pre-tax lack of £ 46 million final season, would make Malen less expensive.
A report from the Dutch publication Voetbal Worldwide means that Liverpool lead Juventus and Barcelona in exhibiting curiosity in Malen, who frolicked at Arsenal as a youth participant.
It’s advised that PSV’s personal monetary place would make it crucial to promote gamers this summer time as they probably look to boost cash to cowl shortcomings from misplaced income. As such, 22-year-old Malen could possibly be out there for £ 25 million, a fraction of the value it could value to land Mbappe or Sancho.
Since leaving Arsenal on the age of 18, Malen has turn into a key participant for PSV. He has been a primary thesis since 2018 and has improved his purpose in comparison with the Eredivisie aspect 12 months after 12 months. He has primarily labored as a midfielder and has carried out 23 instances in all competitions to date 2020/21.
Malen has scored 23 objectives for PSV this season | Soccrates Pictures / Getty Pictures
Malen is thought for his velocity and was beforehand in comparison with Alexis Sanchez when he was at Arsenal.
The ahead, who additionally spent various years creating the Ajax famend youth academy, made his worldwide debut for the Netherlands in 2019.
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