Liverpool are closing in on the signing of free agent Adrien Rabiot after the former Juventus midfielder rejected Barcelona, according to reports.
The Reds are yet to make a new signing under Arne Slot who replaced Jurgen Klopp in the summer and new sporting director Richard Hughes.
Klopp left Slot with a good squad with just a few key areas needing improvement, including central midfield and central defence.
that could sign one of Chelsea s Levi Colwill, Bayer Leverkusen s Piero Hincapie or RB Leipzig s Mohamed Simakan if Joe Gomez decides to leave before the transfer deadline.
And midfield has also been looked at with Liverpool attempting to sign Real Sociedad star Martin Zubimendi with .
Zubimendi decided to stay at his boyhood club, with a report last week claiming: Liverpool have not completely ruled out signing a No 6 this summer but it is now seen as unlikely given the time left in the transfer window and also the club’s desire to not sign players for the sake of it.
But now Liverpool are set to focus their attention back who they were linked to earlier in the summer with reports in Spain claiming they are one step away from completing a deal.
The report insists that Rabiot will be Slot s last-minute signing in the summer transfer window with Liverpool close to signing the France international after he decided to reject Barcelona because they could not meet his high salary demands .
Barcelona could not guarantee him registration from day one as they look to sell players and Rabiot, who has also been linked to Manchester United, is now aiming to land a move to Liverpool.
Anfield is now his most likely destination this summer despite the Reds having a number of young midfielders to call upon, as Slot considers it necessary to have an experienced player who can offer immediate performance .
Zubimendi s snub has further opened the door for Rabiot at Liverpool and the Merseysiders who considered buying the Frenchman when Klopp was manager consider the midfielder as the perfect opportunity in the final week of the window.
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Liverpool boss Slot insists he is not worried that they haven t made any signings this summer, while he refused to comment on a possible deal for Valencia goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.
Slot said in a pre-match press conference: No signings yet? I m not worried, I trust the team. I inherited a very good squad. The players showed last weekend that they have earned that trust.
Mamardashvili deal? Until deal is done, you won’t hear from us.
But transfer expert Fabrizio Romano insists a deal for Georgia international Mamardashvili is getting closer with just the deal structure to sort.
Romano wrote in his Caught Offside column: For Liverpool, the story of the day is still Giorgi Mamardashvili, because they are closing in on the signing.
Let me say that there is an agreement on the fee between Liverpool and Valencia, €35m plus a loan clause.
