Liverpool continue to chase Fluminense midfielder Andre Trindade amid claims that he has now agreed personal terms with the Reds.
Manchester United have joined the race for Andre Trindade but Liverpool appear to be at the front of the queue.
That is according to Brazilian reporter Emmanuel Luiz, who has told The Redmen TV that Manchester United have made calls about a deal for Andre.
The Red Devils are looking to sign a midfielder and have been linked with a number of Liverpool targets.
Sofyan Amrabat and Ryan Gravenberch spring to mind with Fluminense star Andre now the latest player on their radar.
However, Luiz claims that Andre’s entourage have informed United that the midfielder has already agreed personal terms with Liverpool.
Luiz believes the agreement is done and Andre has told Fluminense that he wants to leave the club for Anfield.
Fluminense don’t want to sell until January though, preferring to keep hold of Andre for their Copa Libertadores campaign.
“Manchester United went to Andre’s camp to talk about a possible negotiation right now,” said Luiz. “What they said: the player has personal terms agreed with Liverpool. Personal terms already agreed – that’s done.”
“The situation was today, I called some guys that are close to Andre, to the player’s camp, and they said to me: Andre said to Fluminense ‘I want to go to Liverpool, okay? I want to go, I have personal terms agreed’. That’s fine, but what Fluminense said is ‘okay, but we are not going to sell now because of the Copa Libertadores, that we already now,” he added.
Fluminense take on Paraguayan side Olimpia in the first leg of the Libertadores quarter-finals later this week.
The final doesn’t take place until November, so Fluminense want Andre on board throughout in the hopes of glory.
This leaves Liverpool in a tricky situation, as they will be looking at Andre to come in right now and compete with Wataru Endo for a holding midfield role.
The 22-year-old has become a star for Fluminense, racking up nearly 150 appearances and even picking up a Brazil cap.
Praised for being a ‘quick’ defensive midfielder who can cover ground brilliantly by South American football expert Tim Vickery, Andre seems destined for Europe soon enough.
Liverpool could be his destination but it’s unclear whether there is any chance of a deal before next week’s transfer deadline or whether Liverpool have to wait until January.
