According to Western media donbalon, Barca are seeking to buy Laporte, and Manchester City took the opportunity to propose that barca use Dutch midfielder De Jong in exchange. On the other hand, Liverpool are interested in bringing in a new attacker with three main targets.
Previously, Barca spent 55 million to bring in Ferran Torres from Manchester City, and now Xavi has set his sights on Laporte in hopes of signing the Spanish centre-back. Laporte is currently City's main centre-back, but not to the point of indispensableness, and if Barca are willing to pay a transfer fee of around 60 million, City can consider transferring it.
Barca are now in a financial situation and unable to pay such a large transfer fee, Manchester City took the opportunity to offer that it could be exchanged for Frankie De Jong, and Guardiola admired the Dutch midfielder. De Jong was a mainstay in Barca's midfield, but his performance did not meet expectations, and Xavi intended to send him away. Barca spent more than $80 million to bring in De Jong, who is worth more than Laporte, and if they want to complete the swap, City will need to pay a difference, about 20 million.
On the other side, Liverpool are in talks to renew their contract with Salah, who hope to keep the Egyptian superstar, but it is not going well so far. Salah's salary requirements are relatively high, which is the main disagreement between the two sides, and if the talks are not close, Liverpool may send their top star into the transfer market.
Salah, Firmino and Mane's "Red Arrows" helped Liverpool win the Champions League and premier league titles. However, at present, the age of these three is about 30 years old, Salah and Mane are in good shape, and Firmino has seen a big slippery slope. For the team's long-term plans, Liverpool need to gradually promote the renewal of the front line and find a substitute for the three.
Liverpool are poised to sign at least one attacker in the next two transfer windows, and they have found three options: Asensio, Rafinha and Luis Diaz.
Klopp has always admired Asensio, who is not an absolute mainstay under Carlo Ancelotti, and the contract is still a year and a half away. In this case, Liverpool have the opportunity to sign Asensio for around 35 million, and the value for money looks good. Rafinha is a Brazilian international who plays for Leeds United, scoring eight goals in 17 league games this season, and his value is not low, around 50 million, and Liverpool need to compete with opponents such as Bayern. Luis Diaz is playing in Porto, known as "Colombia C Ronaldo", and is very capable. Diaz's value is even higher, Porto's asking price is more than 70 million, and he also has a lot of chasers.