Many Liverpool fans took to social media to react to a Sky Sports report that claimed the Reds had denied making a bid for AS Roma goalkeeper Alisson Becker.
Sky Sports reported on Tuesday afternoon that despite Sky in Italy stating that the Premier League side had launched a £62million offer, according to their Reds sources the club hadn’t made an approach or bid for the Brazilian shot-stopper.
This update on the club’s big-money pursuit had lots of fans raging at the idea that their club hadn’t made a bid with one saying reading Sky Sports’ report on the matter was actually painful.
Live 4 Liverpool has rounded up a several tweets from Reds supporters about the big-money pursuit of Alisson:
Not again!!
— Nku Di Na Mba (@NonyOkafor) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/BrezWorld/status/1019244380849344512
https://twitter.com/DexterLieberma3/status/1019250055432286210
few hours later sky will report, "@LFC sign goalkeeper @Alissonbecker for world record fee and 5 year contract", just like they did when they told saari not going to chelsea
— jifrin kv (@JifrinKv) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/LI4MYNWA/status/1019244574643023872
— Giorgos Kanakis (@GiorgosKanakis2) July 17, 2018
https://twitter.com/craigcolla/status/1019246040682201088
OPINION
While some Reds supporters were disheartened by Sky Sports’ update on the club’s pursuit of Alisson a lot opted to tweet that the broadcaster was wrong about the subject. The Liverpool Echo had previously shared that the Reds were believed to have offered £53million up front, plus £9million of add ons, in order to get the keeper and it’s easy to believe that is the case. Jurgen Klopp’s side have consistently been linked with making a move for Alisson this summer and given Loris Karius’ recent troubles, the club are likely to be willing to spend big in order to sign a new goalkeeper. If the reported bid is true then it will set a new world record as it will be the highest amount ever paid to sign a goalkeeper.
