Liverpool are reportedly looking to complete the signing of midfielder Matheus Nunes - just months after he joined Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Reds have already added to their squad with Cody Gakpo arriving from PSV Eindhoven at the start of this month. Now fresh reports have claimed that Liverpool are exploring a possible advanced deal to recruit Wolves midfielder Nunes for the start of next season.
The Reds were extensively linked with Nunes last summer when he was at Sporting Lisbon, but he ended up moving to the midlands in a £38m switch. Now The Telegraph have published a report which claims Liverpool are 'exploring' a potential purchase - 'as per an agreement last summer when the Portugal international was close to signing for the Anfield club but the transfer did not go through'.
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The Telegraph report adds: "Wolves spent around £38 million on the Brazil-born Nunes last summer, after months of Liverpool being linked with him. It is understood that Liverpool made a commitment to bid for him subsequently and that deal is still very much alive this month. Should it go through, Nunes would likely move to Liverpool at the end of this season."
The article suggests fee in the region of £44m is what the Reds could pay Wolves to sign Nunes. In an intriguing extra note, the Telegraph piece also says: "[Nunes] joined Wolves as a record signing with a view to moving once he had adapted to the Premier League. He has not quite been the success that Wolves had hoped."
Since arriving at Molineux from Portugal, Nunes has made 16 appearances for Wolves. He has one assist to his name and is yet to score his first goal. It remains to be seen whether the reported innovative and unusual deal could now bring him to Anfield.
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