Premier League giants Liverpool want to raid Leeds United for the services of Raphina as Sadio Mane’s replacement.
Mane has openly stated that he wants to leave Anfield in the summer with the Reds yet to offer him a new deal and Bayern Munich said to be the frontrunners for his signature.
While Raphina has strongly been linked with a move to Barcelona, Daily Mirror reports that Liverpool are seriously interested in the Brazilian after showing interest in him in the past window.
According to the reports, the Merseyside club are ready to include Takumi Minamino the other way with some cash in order o sign the Brazilian as they feel Barca might take time to get the player owing to their financial situation.
ℹ️❗️???? ??: #Liverpool are ramping up interest in £60million Leeds wing star Raphinha with Sadio Mane set to leave Anfield this summer.
And back-up attacker Takumi Minamino could be the bait to lure the Brazilian to Merseyside.
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— LFC Transfer Room (@LFCTransferRoom) June 4, 2022
While Barca are interested in the player, they will have to offload some of their stars to fund such a move something that the Redds want to capitalize on after their financial war chest was boosted by reaching the Champions League final.
Raphinha usually operates on the right-hand side of a front three but could play from the left in Mane’s place.
