Liverpool snub €40m January signing after club demand record deal amid Arsenal, Fulham links

The sources state that Andre Trindade, a midfielder for Fluminense who is also being linked to Arsenal and Fulham, has “moved on” from Liverpool.

Andre has been closely associated with Liverpool in the past few months. After helping Fluminense win the Copa Libertadores over the weekend, he is anticipated to depart the team in January.

Numerous European clubs are interested in the Brazil international, who was instrumental in Fluminense’s victory in this competition.

Liverpool – who are fifth in the 2023 Premier League net spend table – invested around £150m during the summer transfer window to sign four midfielders as Alexis Mac Allister, Dominik Szoboszlai, Wataru Endo and Ryan Gravenberch all joined the English giants.

They did not sign a natural replacement for Fabinho and it’s been speculated that Andre would fit the bill.

They face competition from several sides, though. Italian journalist Giovanni Scotto has confirmed that Napoli are “following” the defensive midfielder.

Napoli will be active in the January transfer market, they’re following the Brazilian midfielder Andre, from Fluminense, who has just won the Copa Libertadores,” Scotto said.

He added: “He’s born in 2001, he costs around €15m, he’s a midfielder who can also be a tackler as well as a playmaker. It could be a good reinforcement.”

Fabrizio Romano thinks Andre would actually cost €35-40m in January as Fluminense are looking to secure a club-record transfer fee.

“He remains on Liverpool’s list,” Romano noted via his Transfer Debrief podcast. “However, it sounds like other clubs are also right in the mix, too.

“But from what I’m hearing, it’s not only Liverpool. There are more clubs from Europe trying to understand the conditions of the deal and what Fluminense would be open to accepting in January.

“I think in the next few weeks, the situation could be more clear because discussions can then take place to understand the final price, the intention of the player. But Liverpool are still interested.

Let’s see if they’ll spend money because I think it’ll be €35 to €40m [£30-35m]. But he remains appreciated by those at Liverpool.”

It has recently been reported that Arsenal are planning to pursue Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz over Andre and Football Transfers are now reporting that Liverpool are also ‘moving onto alternative targets’. The report explains.

The Brazilian international has been connected to the Reds for a while, but according to our sources, the team has told him that they are now considering other options.

Although Fulham is said to be the front-runner, sources inform us that Fluminense has not yet received any proposals—apart from those made during the summer window—from any other parties.

The 22-year-old’s agent is now seeking between €30 and €40 million for the player.

The fact that the January window is still a few months away has also been emphasized, and it’s possible that more names will be brought forward for the child’s signature.