Liverpool transfer news: Reds battle Real Madrid for 'special' £46m defender

Liverpool are reportedly acceptable to conflict Real Madrid for the signature of Brighton & Hove Albion defender Luka Vuskovic successful 2027.

Vuskovic joined Brighton from Tottenham Hotspur during the summertime transportation model for a club-record interest of £46m and has already made a beardown content connected the southbound coast.

The 19-year-old has started each 7 of Brighton's Premier League matches, playing a cardinal relation successful helping the Seagulls ascent to 3rd successful the array with 16 points.

Brighton boast the joint-best antiaircraft grounds successful the league, having kept 5 cleanable sheets truthful far, with Vuskovic making a important publication to their awesome start.

The Croatian is wide regarded arsenic a 'special' talent, and it comes arsenic small astonishment that European heavyweights specified arsenic Liverpool and Real Madrid are reportedly considering a determination for him.

Liverpool oculus determination for Luka Vuskovic?

According to Football Insider, Liverpool and Real Madrid are some funny successful Vuskovic up of a imaginable determination successful 2027.

However, neither nine volition find it casual to prise him distant from the Amex Stadium, arsenic Brighton reportedly worth the defender astatine £100m aft signing him for little than fractional that amount.

Vuskovic besides impressed successful Germany during his indebtedness spell astatine Hamburger SV from Tottenham, and determination is simply a content that helium could yet determination connected from Brighton to instrumentality the adjacent measurement successful his career.

Should Liverpool marque a superior effort to motion Luka Vuskovic?

Liverpool are gathering a beardown excavation of young talent, with Giovanni Leoni and Jeremy Jacquet expected to play important roles successful the club's antiaircraft future.

The Reds whitethorn request to determination connected from the injury-prone Joe Gomez adjacent summer, portion Virgil van Dijk is approaching the twilight of his career, adjacent though the Dutchman inactive has plentifulness of shot near successful him.

Vuskovic would undoubtedly beryllium an fantabulous summation to the squad, but Liverpool should beryllium cautious astir committing to £100m-plus signings successful each transportation window.

In caller months, Bayer Leverkusen defender Jarell Quansah has besides been linked with a instrumentality to Liverpool, though the Reds would request to wage a important interest to bring him backmost to Anfield.