Soares move to Southampton favours Liverpool

All news regarding Nathaniel Clyne’s move to Anfield has died a death in the past week, after it was reported that Southampton had turned down a bid in the region of £10 million for Clyne.

However, claims later last week stated that the Reds had come back with an offer of £15 million. Or, in other words, a hell of a lot closer to how Southampton value the player. Little has been heard since, though.

But there are reports in a number of publications in the last 24 hours that the South coast side are due to announce the signing of Sporting Lisbon’s right back, Cedric Soares, meaning that Liverpool should now be odds on to bring Clyne North, to join his former team mates at Anfield. That is, of course, if you believe reports.

As reported last week on Live4liverpool, the Reds are believed to be big fans of Clyne. With the departure of Glen Johnson, and Jon Flanagan’s injury struggles, Javi Manquillo remains the club’s only dedicated right back, it seems that the Clyne would be ideal to slot into the side. But only at the right price.

Over the past 12 months, one major issue for Liverpool has been serial overspending on average to above-average players. This is despite the club not exactly being known for rolling in cash.

That’s not to say that Clyne isn’t a suitable player for LFC, simply that, having been held to ransom on a couple of occasions already by Southampton, the Reds have to ensure that they aren’t bent over a barrel a third time.

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