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Liverpool decide they’re not going to sign ‘spectacular’ player this summer – Romano

Liverpool have decided not to take their interest in Celta Vigo midfielder Gabri Veiga any further this summer.

The Reds had been heavily linked with a move for Veiga in the early weeks of the window. But reporting for CaughtOffside this morning, Romano has claimed that Liverpool are now focusing on different players.

Nevertheless, it looks like the 21-year-old is still a good bet to end up in the Premier League. Both Chelsea and Manchester City remain in the race.

“The Gabri Veiga could also get interesting [this week], with Chelsea and many other clubs following his situation, though still no official bids have been sent to Celta,” says the journalist.

“I’m told clubs feel they can make a deal work with bids below the player’s €40m [£34m] release clause now. For now there doesn’t appear to be a clear preference from the player but really many clubs have looked into it including big names in the Premier League.

“Chelsea are one of them, and there’s also been interest from Man City (who are now focused on Josko Gvardiol), and also Liverpool showed an interest a few weeks ago but are now focused on different players.”

Liverpool drop out of Veiga race
Throughout the summer so far, Veiga has never had the feeling of being a prime target for Liverpool. His name has usually been chucked in with the likes of Khephren Thuram, Ryan Gravenberch and Manu Kone. But all three always seemed more likely to end up at Anfield.

In the end, it looks virtually certain that none of that quartet will actually be turning out in red next season.

In Veiga’s case, it still looks possible that Liverpool will get to see him up close, though. A move to England appears to be beckoning for the young Spaniard.

Should that happen, there’s a real chance that the Reds could be made to regret not pushing harder to sign him.

If Veiga ends up at City, for example, he’s surely going to go up a level or two under Pep Guardiola. The youngster has already been called ‘spectacular’ by Spain U21s coach Santi Denia [Marca]. With the European Champions already ahead of Liverpool at the moment, they shouldn’t let them get a run on more quality players.

Having said that, Veiga wasn’t particularly impressive during the recent U21 Euros. He was nothing more than a bit-part player for a Spain side that was hardly an amazing vintage.

So, we’re not all that bothered by missing out on the Vigo man. But, if he comes to the Premier League, we could easily be made to eat our words.

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