Millionaire reason that keeps Khephren Thuram away from Anfield, saddens fans

Since the end of the 2022-2023 season, Jürgen Klopp has set his sights on rebuilding the team's squad, particularly in the midfield, where Liverpool suffered several important departures, including James Milner, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

That is why, practically since planning for next season began, Klopp has put 22-year-old French midfielder Khéphren Thuram, who currently plays for Nice, on his list of targets. At his current club, Thuram has had great performances and with them has aroused the interest of several clubs, as it has been reported that in addition to Liverpool, FC Bayern and FC Barcelona would also have him as a possible candidate to reinforce them.

However, for several weeks it seemed that Liverpool was the most advanced team to sign the son of French legend Lilian Thuram, as it was even said that they had already reached an agreement in terms of a personal contract and it was said that they only needed to reach an agreement with Nice for the price of the transfer.

But it seems that during the last few weeks the talks have cooled down and Liverpool have taken another path by focusing on the signing of Romeo Lavia who would be liked by Jürgen Klopp to arrive at Anfield this summer. But why the sudden change and Liverpool's alleged sudden disinterest in Khéphren Thuram?

The real reason why Liverpool have moved away from Thuram

According to journalist Fabrizio Romano, Jürgen Klopp and the Liverpool board still have Khéphren Thuram as a very valuable player, however Nice would be asking a very high price for him. In addition, contrary to what had been said, the player himself is also demanding a salary too high for the possibilities of the Anfield board.