Ligue 1 side Monaco agree £15.5m move for Liverpool outcast

AS Monaco have agreed a deal value as much as £15.5m to take Liverpool ahead Takumi Minamino to the south-east of France this summer time, in accordance with English outlet Sky Sports activities.

It was extensively anticipated that the Japanese worldwide, who moved to Anfield within the January of 2020, would comply with fellow ahead Divock Origi out of the exit door on Merseyside this summer time, having managed only a solitary Premier League begin this season and racked up 176 top-flight minutes.

And, with the arrival of Fabio Carvalho and Darwin Nunez, his prospects underneath Jurgen Klopp for normal soccer have by no means been so distant, regardless of his spectacular cup competitors report, ending as prime scorer within the Carabao Cup final marketing campaign.

Regardless of him being deemed surplus to necessities, the Reds have nonetheless managed to extract a powerful £15.5m from the French aspect for his providers, doubling their cash on the person that they introduced from Salzburg.

Unique: #Monaco agree £15.5m deal to signal #Liverpool ahead Takumi Minamino. (€15m preliminary rising to €18m with add-ons) #lfc extra right here https://t.co/OzHTtF6aQx and on #SSN pic.twitter.com/jnJrs5pGWX

— Lyall Thomas (@SkySportsLyall) June 21, 2022

Private phrases are nonetheless set to be agreed upon, however Minamino, now 27 years outdated, is eager for normal gametime forward of the World Cup in Qatar, the place he will probably be representing Japan.

Will Liverpool miss Minamino?

As already talked about, Minamino was not given a lot of a run out within the Premier League final season, however nonetheless managed 5 EFL Cup and 4 FA Cup appearances, wherein he racked up seven targets and an help.

With Origi additionally leaving, and Sadio Mane having been offered to Bayern Munich, Minamino’s absence will probably be extra keenly felt, and it’ll fall on the shoulders of the youth skills on the membership to fill the void left behind by the ahead.

Harvey Elliot ought to enhance supplied he doesn’t endure one other damage setback, whereas Fabio Carvalho and Kaide Gordon are each anticipated to be handed extra alternatives within the cup competitions.

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Premier League desk

#	Group	MP	D	P
1	Leeds United	0	0	0
2	Manchester Metropolis	0	0	0
3	Manchester United	0	0	0
4	West Ham United	0	0	0
5	Everton FC	0	0	0
6	Southampton FC	0	0	0
7	Chelsea FC	0	0	0
8	Arsenal FC	0	0	0
9	Newcastle United	0	0	0
10	Leicester Metropolis	0	0	0
11	Liverpool FC	0	0	0
12	Aston Villa	0	0	0
13	Tottenham Hotspur	0	0	0
14	Fulham FC	0	0	0
15	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	0	0
16	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
17	Nottingham Forest	0	0	0
18	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
19	AFC Bournemouth	0	0	0
20	Brentford FC	0	0	0

Participant	Group	Objectives
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	23
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	23
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	18
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	16
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester Metropolis	15
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	14
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester Metropolis	13
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	12
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	11
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	11
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester Metropolis	11
Richarlison	Everton FC	11
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich Metropolis	11
Raphinha	Leeds United	11
Watkins, Ollie	Aston Villa	11

Participant	Group	Crimson Playing cards	Yellow Playing cards
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	11
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	10
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	11
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	11
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	10
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	10
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	10
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	10
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	9
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	9
Rudiger, Antonio	Chelsea FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	0	8
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Richarlison	Everton FC	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7

Participant	Group	Assists
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	13
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester Metropolis	11
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	10
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Maddison, James	Leicester Metropolis	9
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester Metropolis	9
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester Metropolis	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester Metropolis	8
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	8
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	7
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6