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title: "Liverpool place shocking price-tag upon highly-coveted striker"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-place-shocking-price-tag-upon-highly-coveted-striker/"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Josh Challies"
section: "Bournemouth"
published: "2016-01-22T19:34:45Z"
modified: "2016-01-22T19:34:45Z"
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# Liverpool place shocking price-tag upon highly-coveted striker

![Jerome Sinclair](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/4733189-500x331.jpg)Liverpool fans celebrating the end of the working week in the Transfer Tavern can’t quite believe the reports they’ve just read, with the Reds demanding a hefty price for a highly-coveted striker.

[*The Daily Mirror*](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-want-3m-teenage-striker-7218965)[states](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-want-3m-teenage-striker-7218965) Liverpool have slapped a £3m price-tag on the head of 19-year-old forward Jerome Sinclair this month, despite the fact that he can leave the club on a free transfer in the summer.

Sinclair does not want to sign a new contract at Merseyside and a number of sides are holding interest, including Premier League rivals Watford and Bournemouth, as well as Espanyol and Groningen on the continent.

The teenager will cost a foreign club just £200k this summer in compensation, whilst the fee paid by an English side would be decided by a tribunal. However, despite the facts and potential financial losses, Liverpool are playing hardball.

Liverpool’s price-tag comes amid Watford’s interest, with the [Hornets keen to get this business complete before the window closes](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/liverpool-want-3m-teenage-striker-7218965).

Our landlord believes Liverpool are setting themselves up for disappointment with this stance, as he feels the Reds are just making the situation worse.

**Liverpool fans, has your club made a bad call here? Let us know in the comments below!**