Liverpool make bid for Lyon star
Liverpool have made a £14.9million bid to sign Lyon defender Emanuel Mammana, according to reports.
Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is keen to bolster his ranks as he bids to build a squad capable of coping with the dual demands of the Premier League and a potential Champions League campaign next season.
The German boss has already got his transfer business underway with the club-record signing of Mohamed Salah from Roma and the free transfer of Dominic Solanke from Chelsea.
But he has pinpointed the defence as a priority area for improvement and has earmarked Mammana as a possible target.
And Sport Review claim the Kop boss has made an approach for the Lyon centre-back.
It is said a £14.9m bid has been tabled for the Argentina international this week.
Liverpool are also apparently ready to offer him a five-year contract worth £2.8m-a-season, which will see him earn around £54,000-a-week.
But Sport Review say Mammana will not discuss personal terms with the Reds until an agreement has been reached between the two clubs.
Klopp ideally wants to get his transfer business done before the pre-season tour of Asia on July 19.
The Reds pipped Arsenal to the fourth and final Champions League spot last season.
But in order to reach advance to the group stages of the competition they must win a qualifier, which is due to be played in August.
Mammana signed for Lyon from River Plate last summer and made 17 Ligue 1 appearances in his debut season, scoring one goal.
He is contracted to Lyon until the summer of 2021.
Source: Daily Express
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