Sporting Lisbon will sanction the sale of Liverpool target Goncalo Inacio if they receive a fee in the region of €45m (£38m), according to the Correio da Manha.
The Portuguese newspaper says Manchester United have withdrawn from the race to sign the Portuguese international after securing the services of Leny Yoro.
It means that Sporting are now willing to let Inacio leave for a figure below his €60m (£50.6m) release clause and that has prompted some Liverpool fans on X to say that the club should pursue the defender:
45 mill is a steal, get it done
— Addi (@Addiynwa) July 20, 2024
Awesome..
— KTB (@KTB37033674) July 20, 2024
Sign him up now .
— Jaffy NoLimit (@Real_Jaffy) July 20, 2024
Let’s go lfc he’d needed
— LFC Lambsy 🙏🏻 (@LFCLambsy) July 20, 2024
Inacio >>>> yoro
— Dai (@Dai_S_0414) July 21, 2024
If this is true and we sign this baller. Yep I'm all in on our new transfer strategy.
— Chris (@chrisjtal1) July 21, 2024
Liverpool needs him more than ever
— benji (@benji_burdin) July 21, 2024
Rolls Royce
— AJ (@69DaddyAJ) July 20, 2024
Inacio does fit the profile
Arne Slot’s side are in the market for a young centre-back and, at 22 years of age, Inacio is someone that the Merseysiders would have taken a close look at.
The fact that he is left-footed too is a bonus, and there is a possibility that he could be lined up as a long-term replacement for Virgil van Dijk, whose contract expires next year.
Liverpool have been linked with several centre-halves
In addition to Inacio, the Reds have been credited with an interest in Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi. However, reports suggest that the England international could cost around £65m.
Earlier in the summer, the likes of Eintracht Frankfurt’s Willian Pacho and Bayer Leverkusen’s Odilon Kossounou were also mentioned as possible options to reinforce the middle of defence.
