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title: "Liverpool: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will cost more than £100m"
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author: "Samuel Slaney"
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published: "2022-11-30T17:16:17Z"
modified: "2022-11-30T17:16:17Z"
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# Liverpool: Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will cost more than £100m

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) transfer target Sergej Milinkovic-Savic will cost more than £100m, according to comments made by Lazio president Claudio Lotito.**

### The Lowdown: Impressive in Italy

Since joining from Genk in the summer of 2015, the Serbia midfielder has been a regular in the Lazio first team and quickly asserted himself as a talisman from his first Serie A campaign onwards.

Last season, the 27-year-old hit his highest number of returns in a Lazio shirt with 22 direct contributions in the form of [11 goals and 11 assists](https://www.fotmob.com/players/463301/sergej-milinkovic-savic), in what served as another sign of progression for the Serbian star.

The midfielder has brought that form into the current season and currently boasts a haul of [three goals and seven assists](https://www.fotmob.com/players/463301/sergej-milinkovic-savic) to his name from 14 Serie A outings in 2022/23.

Liverpool have been [linked](https://talksport.com/football/1216576/liverpool-transfer-milinlovic-savic-serie-a-kevin-de-bruyne/) with the Lazio star in recent weeks and are said to be ready to battle hard in the race for his services.

### The Latest: Liverpool learn Milinkovic-Savic asking price

Taking to [Twitter](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1597610431090425856) to share the update, Fabrizio Romano relayed comments from Lotito on Milinkovic-Savic.

The Lazio president said: “Guess how much he’s worth – he scored a goal at the World Cup with his ankle injured and he’s the best midfielder in the world.”

Romano added: ‘Last time, he mentioned €120m (£104m) price tag for Sergej.’

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### The Verdict: One of the best

Across the global footballing landscape, there are not many better midfield engine room specialists than Milinkovic-Savic.

The Lazio star currently [tops the assist charts](https://www.fotmob.com/leagues/55/stats/Serie-A/players) in Serie A and is mentioned as a similar asset to notable talents Jude Bellingham and Kevin De Bruyne in terms of his skill set, as per [FBref.](https://fbref.com/en/players/4e6dbac4/scout/365_m1/Sergej-Milinkovic-Savic-Scouting-Report)

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For the majority of metrics, the 27-year-old is rated in the elite category, with his average of [3.3 shot-creating actions](https://fbref.com/en/players/4e6dbac4/scout/365_m1/Sergej-Milinkovic-Savic-Scouting-Report) and [80.54 touches per game](https://fbref.com/en/players/4e6dbac4/scout/365_m1/Sergej-Milinkovic-Savic-Scouting-Report) illustrative of his progressive personality as a midfield general, ranking in the top 17% and 7% of positional peers in Europe for those respective attributes.

Liverpool would do well to get their hands on the Serbian maestro, but that will be a tough ask with Lotito valuing him so highly.