As his international breakthrough continues, Lyon striker Malick Fofana’s agent has been in the news, claiming his client “belongs” at a club like Liverpool.
Malick Fofana ‘belongs’ at a club like Liverpool
Fofana was linked with Liverpool in the summer and has since confirmed there was transfer interest, but he ultimately did not leave Lyon.
However, it is clear that the 20-year-old Belgian left winger still has ambitions to move on in the future.
“Fofana feels very appreciated in Lyon. He did not want to risk that,” his agent Frederico Pena told the Belgian newspaper. The Morning.
“This is the season that Fofana wants to show himself to the world, especially at the World Cup.
“If he succeeds, he can go from Lyon to a top 10 club. We strongly believe in him at Roc Nation (agency). Liverpool, Bayern, Man City – those are the clubs he belongs to.”
As mentioned, Fofana was linked with a move away after impressing in Ligue 1, but he explained why he stayed in France this summer.
“I have considered a transfer, but now I think it is more important that I play a lot and that has to happen at Lyon because I still have to make some progress,” Fofana explained. The Importance of Limburg.
Lyon demanded just over £43 million for the youngster but the Reds were unwilling to do a deal.
The Times‘ Paul Joyce reported that Liverpool would prefer to create a pathway for Rio Ngumoha rather than sign Bradley Barcola or Fofana.
Today’s Liverpool FC news
• Alexander Isaac has reassured concerned Liverpool fans by saying he ‘believes that as the team improves and things start to flow better, things will get better for him too’ – Watch his press conference above
• According to reliable source of the Egyptian national team King Futafter having already secured World Cup qualification, Mo is wrong will be rested for Egypt’s match against Guinea-Bissau on Sunday – a nice bonus!
• Cody Agat scored twice as all four of Liverpool’s Dutch seniors played in a 4-0 win over Malta – more on how they played here
• Kostas Tsimikas also got on the scoresheet, scoring against Andy Robertson’s Scotland as Greece lost 3-1 at Hampden Park
Elsewhere in today’s football world
• After Steven Gerrard said England’s ‘golden generation’ might be ‘selfish losers’, Wayne Rooney has added: ‘I wouldn’t quite put it that way, but I know what he’s saying. There were a lot of great characters in the dressing room’ (BBC Sports)
• Newcastle are in talks with Nottingham Forest over compensation for sporting director Ross Wilson – he has verbally agreed to join the Magpies (Air sports)
• Arsenal have been handed a suspended £500,000 fine for breaching FA Cup ticketing rules after failing to give Man United 15 per cent of tickets for last season’s third round at the Emirates
Liverpool FC: On this day
Happy birthday to Xherdan Shaqiri, who turns 34 on October 10.
The former Red was born in Gjilan, then part of Yugoslavia but now Kosovo, and moved to Switzerland before his first birthday.
He signed for Liverpool in the summer of 2018 and although he was not a regular in the team, he always impressed when he was called upon.
Perhaps an underrated member of Jurgen Klopp’s Champions League-winning side. He made 25 appearances and came off the bench 38 times during his three years at the club.
He’s actually still playing! This season he has already scored seven goals and provided five assists for Basel.
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