At a time when finances are restricted, Liverpool have just agreed a £25m deal with Bayern Munich for Thiago Alcantara, of which £20m is guaranteed. Sarr himself is open to moving on from Watford should an opportunity arise and was glowing in his praise of Liverpool when asked about his future last month.
“Maybe if Watford frees me one day I could go and play for a bigger team. Go and showcase my talent elsewhere and then win trophies.”. Liverpool agree £27m fee to sign Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich. Whether that turns into a formal bid remains to be seen but Liverpool like him. If Sarr ends up joining Liverpool, he will bolster a formidable forward line up which includes Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi.

Crook also brought us the latest on Callum Hudson-Odoi’s future at Chelsea, with a move to Bayern Munich back on the table. The Reds have been linked with a strong interest in Sarr, who scored twice to end the Premier League champions’ unbeaten run last season and is expected to leave Watford after their relegation to the Championship.

Liverpool are reportedly ready to pay Watford's £40million asking price for Ismaila Sarr. “My understanding is since news has reached them that Hudson-Odoi could be available, they are very interested in taking him to the Bundesliga. Reproduced under licence from Football DataCo Limited. “So yeah, Bayern Munich are very much back on the radar.”. The Reds have spent all …

Watford will demand at least £40m for Ismaila Sarr. All rights reserved. This story has been reproduced from the media. “So at the moment, Ismaila Sarr is staying at Watford.”. Recent reports have claimed the clubs have agreed a fee of between £32m to £36m for the 22-year-old to move to Anfield.

The Premier League champions continued to weigh up their interest in the 22-year-old, who is an international colleague of Sadio Mane, in the weeks since. The medical is still to be completed, but really it’s just the case of agreeing the formalities now.
Sarr became Watford’s record signing last summer when he arrived from Rennes for around £30m, and managed five goals and six assists in 28 matches in his first season for the Hornets. And elsewhere, Leeds United’s latest incoming signing Diego Llorente is set for a medical ahead of his transfer from Real Sociedad. Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window), Download the talkSPORT app NOW – the best way to listen live.

“While Leeds have scored plenty of goals already in the Premier League, they’ve also conceded plenty as well, so maybe Diego Llorente is the man to stop that.”.

“Interestingly, I do expect him to play for Chelsea against Barnsley tonight, a game that’s live on talkSPORT 2, but clearly that’s not the calibre of opposition he sees himself mixing with. Recent reports have claimed the clubs have agreed a fee of … Crucially, that has come down from the £40m they had valued him at a month ago. Developed and maintained by the LFC Technology and Transformation Team. “Of course Bayern Munich were heavily linked before he signed a new contract at Chelsea. Sarr has been on Liverpool’s radar for some time and was tormenter in chief when Watford were the first club to beat the Reds in the Premier League last season – he scored twice and set up a third as the Hornets ran riot in a 3-0 victory. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Now, it seems as though the Reds have taken their interest another step forward, with the Daily Mail reporting that contact has been established with Watford and an enquiry has been made. Liverpool were reported to have made initial contact with Sarr’s representatives in early August, seemingly sounding out the player and establishing whether he would be interest in making the switch to Anfield. He’s the right sort of profile and has a high ceiling to improve.”. Liverpool have NOT agreed a deal to sign Watford forward Ismaila Sarr, talkSPORT understands.

Liverpool have asked about signing Sarr from Watford | Michael Regan/Getty Images. “Liverpool are a really great team, everyone would love to play there. They won the Premier League this year and the Champions League last year,” he said. The Championship club want to keep Sarr to help their push for an immediate return to the Premier League this season.