{"id":26532,"date":"2025-11-11T14:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/liverpool-want-to-beat-arsenal-and-barcelona-to-sign-star-player-worth-over-40m-like-vinicius-junior\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T14:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T19:00:12","slug":"liverpool-want-to-beat-arsenal-and-barcelona-to-sign-star-player-worth-over-40m-like-vinicius-junior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/liverpool-want-to-beat-arsenal-and-barcelona-to-sign-star-player-worth-over-40m-like-vinicius-junior\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool want to beat Arsenal and Barcelona to sign star player worth over \u00a340m like Vinicius Junior"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/liverpool-want-to-beat-arsenal-and-barcelona-to-sign-star-player-worth-over-40m-like-vinicius-junior\/#Liverpool_keen_to_sign_Malik_Fofana\" >Liverpool keen to sign Malik Fofana<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/liverpool-want-to-beat-arsenal-and-barcelona-to-sign-star-player-worth-over-40m-like-vinicius-junior\/#As_bad_as_Salah_Liverpools_failure_to_lose_100_in_the_duel_against_Man_City_must_be_on_borrowed_time\" >As bad as Salah: Liverpool&#8217;s failure to lose 100% in the duel against Man City must be on borrowed time<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Liverpool are reportedly eyeing the signing of an exciting winger, compared to Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior, with Arsenal and Barcelona also on the list.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>Mohamed Salah&#8217;s struggles this season continued on Sunday afternoon, with the Egyptian having little effect in Sunday&#8217;s 3-0 Premier League defeat to Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool legend Steve Nicholl has called for the 33-year-old to be removed from manager Arne Slott after the club&#8217;s title-winning shine last year declined dramatically.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The guy isn&#8217;t going to give you anything. You could look at it the other way and say, &#8216;Well, he&#8217;s going to be away for a few months, so maybe I should start thinking about something now. Why should I wait for a guy who&#8217;s not going to give me anything? I need to be proactive here. I can&#8217;t just sit there and do nothing, hoping and praying that suddenly someone waves a magic wand and makes him King of Egypt again.&#8217;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I absolutely think he needs to do something, and in my personal opinion, I would sit him out.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Salah&#8217;s form increasingly points to the importance of Liverpool finding his successor, with Fofana looking like a likely option.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"liverpool-keen-on-signing-malick-fofana\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Liverpool_keen_to_sign_Malik_Fofana\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Liverpool keen to sign Malik Fofana<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>According to <em>sports<\/em> (via <em>sports witness<\/em>), Liverpool are in a race with Arsenal and Barcelona to sign Lyon&#8217;s Malick Fofana, who has emerged as one of Ligue 1&#8217;s most talented young attacking players.<\/p>\n<p>Bar\u00e7a are said to have contacted the 20-year-old&#8217;s agent about a possible move, while the Reds and Gunners have shown the &#8220;strongest interest&#8221; in him from the Premier League. The transfer fee could be up to \u00a344 million, but Lyon have rejected the offer.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s easy to see why Liverpool like Fofana so much, with scout Jacek Kulig comparing him to Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior and calling him &#8220;fantastic&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian is a left-winger by trade and could be seen as an upgrade or long-term replacement for Kodi Gakpo, but he can also operate on the other flank and could provide competition for Salah.<\/p>\n<p>Fofana already has 17 goals and eight assists in 74 appearances for Lyon, and those numbers should improve even more as he matures into the final product.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"as-bad-as-salah-liverpool-flop-who-lost-100-duels-vs-man-city-must-be-on-borrowed-time\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"As_bad_as_Salah_Liverpools_failure_to_lose_100_in_the_duel_against_Man_City_must_be_on_borrowed_time\"><\/span>\n            <strong>As bad as Salah: Liverpool&#8217;s failure to lose 100% in the duel against Man City must be on borrowed time<\/strong><br \/>\n    <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool are reportedly eyeing the signing of an exciting winger, compared to Real Madrid&#8217;s Vinicius Junior, with Arsenal and Barcelona also on the list. Mohamed Salah&#8217;s struggles this season continued on Sunday afternoon, with the Egyptian having little effect in Sunday&#8217;s 3-0 Premier League defeat to Manchester City. 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