Liverpool transfer stance on Otavio as agent claim made

Liverpool aren’t interested in signing Otavio despite reports in Portugal claiming otherwise.

The Reds have repeatedly been linked with the Porto winger, who can play both in central midfield and on the right-wing, in the past with reports over the weekend suggesting the Portuguese outfit were expecting Liverpool to rekindle their interest in the 27-year-old and even claiming talks between the two sides had already been held.

However, the ECHO understands that is not the case with Anfield sources distancing the Reds from such speculation. Such links to the Portugal international have been dismissed as ‘entirely fabricated’ with club insiders insisting Liverpool have zero interest in Otavio, he's not a target and never has been.

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Reds bosses believe such reports have materialised from sources close to the midfielder in an effort to promote the Portuguese and drum up potential interest should he leave Porto.

Liverpool have already signed one winger from Porto this year in Luis Diaz, while they returned to the Portuguese market to bring in Darwin Nunez from Benfica in a potential club-record £85m deal earlier this month. With Fabio Carvalho and Calvin Ramsay also moving to Anfield, the Reds incoming transfer business is expected to be done for the summer after sporting director Julian Ward was tasked with revamping the club’s attack.

Given their recent transfer business in Portugal and speculation regarding both Mohamed Salah ’s future and Liverpool’s midfield stance, it is perhaps to be expected to see the Reds linked with Otavio but the club’s plans to sign a new midfielder are expected to remain on hold until 2023.

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