Ryan Gravenberch Transfer: Premier League: Jude Bellingham was Liverpool’s prime summer transfer target for, however, the club opted out given the enormous transfer fee. Liverpool owners now are eyeing an alternative to Bellingham, with numerous midfielders linked with the Reds. One of the names that have stood out is Bayern Munich’s midfielder Ryan Gravenberch who is strongly linked with Liverpool. Follow Premier LIVE Updates on Insidesport.IN
A host of midfielders have been linked with Liverpool, such as Mason Mount, Matheus Nunes, Conor Gallagher, Alexis Mac Allister, Gavi, and many more. However, according to reports in The Mirror, it has been claimed that the 20-year-old has told Liverpool Chiefs he would be willing to move to Merseyside in the summer.
Gravenberch is enduring a difficult season at Bayern Munich having arrived last summer from Ajax. The midfielder has 711 minutes under his belt, spread over 27 appearances in all competitions. The Mirror also states the Reds have been urged to open discussions for a potential deal with Bayern, following conversations with the player’s father, Ryan Sr, and his agent Jose Fortes Rodriguez.
Moreover, Niel Jones of GOAL reports, a transfer fee of £25 million is being acknowledged for Ryan’s move from Munich to Liverpool, who is enthusiastic about the move.
This follows with an update from Sky Sports’ Melissa Reddy, who also affirmed Bayern Munich are ‘open to selling’ in her report.
However, she also stated, ‘ Bayern’s public position is that they won’t listen to offers for the player’ which ties with Italian journalist Fabrizio Romano’s update on Gravenberch.
Ryan Gravenberch wants to play more, this is why Liverpool approached his agent. But Bayern have no intention to negotiate. 🚨🔴
Bayern position is very clear: they want to keep Gravenberch, feeling shared by the board and Tuchel.
Mason Mount remains priority target for #LFC. pic.twitter.com/PVSvoboM2b
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) April 18, 2023
The Transfer expert tweets stating, the Bayern Munich midfielder wants to ‘play more’ and that Liverpool have approached his agent. However, he adds, ‘Bayern’s have no intention to negotiate. Bayern position is very clear, they want to keep Gravenberch, feeling shared by the board and Tuchel.’
It remains to be seen how the situation plays out.
The former Ajax midfielder has 5 senior appearances for the Netherlands and is compared to Dutch legend Frank Rijkaard, a mixture of physicality, drive, and technical quality. Gravenberch also recorded his name being the youngest debutant in Ajax’s history in 2018. Moreover, the midfielder received the prestigious Johan Cruff Award, given to the most talented player in Holland.
