Klopp's KO to Real VARdrid, in addition to Bellingham and Fernandez, takes another signing away from him

Jürgen Klopp has become Real Madrid's main rival, alongside Paris Saint-Germain, in the transfer markets. Now Liverpool want to bring in a new signing who is being closely followed from the Spanish capital, but this time not by Real Madrid. Fiorentina's Sofyan Amrabat is on Simeone's transfer shortlist for Atletico Madrid.

As reported by the Daily Express, Klopp has requested the signing of the player to reinforce the midfield and the board would be willing to pay an amount close to 40 million euros for the player, an amount that the Civitas Metropolitano will hardly be able to match. Klopp is looking for new reinforcements for the squad. He wants to bring back the best version of Liverpool, who are in sixth place in the Premier League table, and to do so he is asking the board to invest heavily in new players.

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He is already in the thick of the bidding for the signings of Jude Bellingham and Enzo Fernandez, two of Florentino Perez's targets for Real Madrid, and now he wants to prevent Sofyan Amrabat from landing in the Spanish capital as well. Klopp has asked the board to sign him, and they have already started to prepare the offer they will send to Italy for his signature. They are willing to pay 40 million euros for the midfielder who has excelled for Morocco at the World Cup in Qatar.

Atletico Madrid are also very interested in his signature, but all signs point to Liverpool being the first to make a formal bid for the player, who has become a permanent fixture at Fiorentina, having played 817 minutes in 13 Italian league games so far this season.

Klopp goes for Amrabat

Ambarat is a request from Klopp and Liverpool are determined to swoop for his signature. The next few weeks will be key to find out more details about the possible negotiations, but everything seems to point to the Reds being ahead of Atletico in the bidding for the Moroccan midfielder.