Liverpool have scouted Sporting Lisbon centre-back Goncalo Inacio in current occasions amid hyperlinks with Ruben Amorim, his supervisor on the Portuguese giants.
In line with Ben Jacobs, talking solely to CaughtOffside for his newest Each day Briefing column, there’s no significantly concrete curiosity from Liverpool in Inacio proper now, however only a regular degree of monitoring for a gifted younger participant.
The 22-year-old has regarded massively spectacular at Sporting, forming a part of an thrilling squad put collectively by Amorim, who can be broadly thought to be one in every of Europe’s high up-and-coming managers.
With Amorim seemingly in competition to exchange Jurgen Klopp at Anfield this summer time, it’s maybe not too stunning that we’re additionally seeing Inacio linked with Liverpool, however Jacobs has performed these switch rumours down in his newest column.
Inacio switch: Liverpool have scouted Sporting defender, says Jacobs
“Ruben Amorim has now clarified he hasn’t but had a proper interview to exchange Jurgen Klopp. And my understanding stays that mid-to-late April has all the time been the interval Liverpool deliberate to start out interviews,” Jacobs stated.
“Amorim is inevitably going to get an interview, there’s just about little doubt about that, however so will different managers. Liverpool, as ever, have a course of and aren’t going to hurry something or put all their hopes on one candidate alone. That’s simply not how they work. Their search will likely be discreet and thorough. The way in which they perform some of these senior management and soccer appointments is a credit score to the membership.
“Naturally, in the event that they do decide Amorim, and naturally that’s very doable, there will likely be hyperlinks with Goncalo Inacio.
“Liverpool are looking out for a centre-back however there’s nothing within the Inacio hyperlinks but. Liverpool have naturally scouted Ignacio as a part of regular due diligence however that isn’t actually a clue as as to if they are going to transfer. Manchester United are in the identical boat.
“I additionally sense if Viktor Gyokeres is offered, and Sporting do lose Amorim, the Portuguese membership will likely be in no temper to barter for Inacio, which means any suitor might want to pay his €60m launch clause.”