According to reports from The Sun, Liverpool are ready to hijack Porto’s pursuit of Manchester City midfielder Fernando with a £10million transfer bid.
The Brazil international, monikered the Octopus for his ranging limbs, joined the Etihad ranks for a £12million fee in summer 2014 and helped the Citizens lift the Premier League title during his debut season, providing a more defensive alternative to Yaya Toure and Fernandinho at the base of midfield.
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He’s featured regularly in recent weeks, starting against Liverpool, Norwich City and Dynamo Kiev, but is still seen as a fringe player at Eastlands and expects to be moved on when Pep Guardiola takes the managerial reigns from Manuel Pellegrini during the summer transfer window.
Former club FC Porto are looking to re-sign the 28-year-old but according to The Sun, Liverpool are ready to rival the Primeira Liga outfit’s interest as Jurgen Klopp looks to overhaul a squad he inherited from Brendan Rodgers in the early months of the campaign.
The Reds are reportedly ready to spend as much as £10million to secure a transfer for Fernando and having acquired him for just £2million more, City can’t realistically expect significantly greater offers. But whether they’d agree a transfer with a divisional rival remains to be seen.