Nabil Fekir’s Father has Denied his Son's Trending Transfer Move to Liverpool.
Nabil Fekir’s father has dismissed any transfer claims that Liverpool have reached an agreement to sign Nabil Fekir in a reported €70million deal this summer.
According to claims in the French media, the Lyon playmaker had already given Jurgen Klopp his guarantee he would move to Anfield at the end of the season in a switch that would cost the Reds £61.7m.
The 24-year-old has being in a blistering form in the Ligue 1, scoring a combined total of 22 goals and seven assists in 38 appearances; form which has brought him to the attention of the likes of Arsenal and Chelsea, as well as Liverpool.
The France International has 55 goals in 148 Lyon appearances since debuting for the club back in 2013.
It’s claimed Liverpool see the France international as the ideal candidate to replace Philippe Coutinho, who departed for Barcelona in January,
However, speaking to Olympique-et-Lyonnais.com, the player’s father was at pains to deny his son was on Merseyside, or even has been, to agree to the move.
“Nabil in Liverpool, that’s wrong,” he said. “I hear there are arrangements, stuff like that – I was surprised.
“I can deny this information right now; it’s not true. Otherwise Nabil would have told me right away, we are very close.
“I can guarantee you that he never met him [Jurgen Klopp]. His dream is to play in the Champions League with his boyhood club.”
However, it’s not as though playing in the Champions League with Lyon is a long-standing dream that would go unfulfilled if he left now. Lyon have been there before in recent years, in both 2015-16 and 2016-17, though Fekir missed the first due to an ACL injury.
It’s also difficult to imagine a potential move for the 24-year-old would depend on whether Lyon make the top three in France. Liverpool will be looking to get their business done quickly this summer, and any potential deals will be well under way already.
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