Metro have Liverpool fans looking up with interest here in the Football Transfer Tavern as they seem to think that the Reds are targeting a move for William Carvalho.
The Sporting Lisbon midfielder is someone our regulars in the tavern know well given he has been linked with a move to the Premier League more times than our landlord has poured pints, and now it seems that the Reds are set to consider activating his £37.5 million release clause ahead of the summer.
Arsenal have also been heavily linked with the midfielder and as one of our punters notes, they will probably now miss out as per usual, with Brendan Rodgers determined to replace Steven Gerrard as soon as the Liverpool skipper departs.
Our landlord pauses from handing out some tapas menus by the bar and weighs in on the Carvalho debate, adding that he would at the very least provide some solidity to Liverpool’s midfield and be the perfect partner for Jordan Henderson in front of that defence.
