Overview
- Multiple outlets in the UK and Ecuador report Liverpool are close to signing the 21-year-old centre-back for an initial fee near £35m with add-ons taking the total toward about £43m.
- Personal terms are widely reported as agreed, though neither Liverpool nor Club Brugge has issued official confirmation.
- Diario Expreso describes the transfer as “one signature away,” with completion understood to hinge on a medical and contract formalities.
- Coverage says Chelsea have withdrawn from the race after previous interest from them and Inter Milan, leaving Liverpool as the frontrunner.
- Reports frame the pursuit as defensive reinforcement given Giovanni Leoni’s season-ending injury, Joe Gomez’s fitness issues and uncertainty around Ibrahima Konaté, while separate single-source claims on salary figures and Michael Edwards’ role remain unverified.