{"id":629276,"date":"2023-09-13T15:28:49","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=629276"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T19:28:49","slug":"liverpool-johan-bakayoko-signing-clarified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/13\/liverpool-johan-bakayoko-signing-clarified\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018From What I Know\u2019: Fabrizio Romano Clarifies Liverpool Interest in January Move for \u2018Incredible\u2019 Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool opted against signing any attacking player in the summer transfer window &#8211; and\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-chelsea-star-likely-to-leave\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Fabrizio Romano<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0has now given an update on rumours surfacing over their interest in PSV Eindhoven winger Johan Bakayoko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">[metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/liverpool&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;]<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool Interest in Johan Bakayoko Transfer Revealed<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Does Liverpool Really Want to Sign Bakayoko?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano has reacted to the\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-liverpool-doing-due-diligence-on-january-bakoyoko-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">surprising reports<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0that claimed the Reds are looking into a possible move to sign Bakayoko in the January transfer window. Romano said: &#8220;from what I know&#8221; Brentford and Burnley made official bids to sign the 20-year-old in the summer transfer window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/11\/liverpool-kostas-tsimikas-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Liverpool Close to Agreeing Kostas Tsimikas Contract Extension<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The Clarets made a \u00a321.4 million offer for him, while Brentford agreed terms for a \u00a334.3 million deal, but the player rejected their proposal, the journalist states. He adds that there are no new updates on the future of Bakayoko.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Romano clarifies that the Belgian winger is focused on his future at PSV, and &#8220;let&#8217;s see in the next months&#8221; regarding a possible move in the winter transfer window. The Reds were also\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RikElfrink\/status\/1692055206328963103?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">reported<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to be\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/08\/18\/liverpool-contact-johan-bakayoko-over-summer-move\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">interested in signing the 20-year-old<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0in the summer but didn&#8217;t go through with a move and do not seem to have any definitive plans to sign him any time soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Watch<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">: The Problem at Liverpool \u2013 Why Jurgen Klopp\u2019s Side May Struggle this Premier League Season<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Problem at Liverpool - Why Jurgen Klopp&#039;s Side May Struggle this Premier League Season\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/v-DP8AKCQiQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">What Has Bakayoko Achieved at PSV?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Bakayoko joined PSV in 2019 from Anderlecht and has been impressive for them since getting promoted to the senior team last year. He was one of their most exciting players during the 2022\/23 season, scoring five goals and providing as many assists in only 23 appearances.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Read More<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">:\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/09\/09\/liverpool-high-pressing-issues-analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Analysing How Liverpool Fixed High-Pressing Issues<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The 20-year-old can play on either the right wing or left wing and has been hailed as\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rousingthekop.com\/2023\/08\/31\/incredible-player-now-doesnt-want-transfer-after-liverpool-links\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">an &#8220;incredible&#8221;<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0talent. Despite the links to a summer exit, the Belgian winger has started this season well for the Dutch side, having provided five assists in eight games in all competitions. Liverpool, who signed multiple midfielders in the summer, including a deadline day move for Ryan Gravenberch, didn&#8217;t push for a new attacker, and it remains to be seen &#8211; if they make a move for Bakayoko anytime soon.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool opted against signing any attacking player in the summer transfer window &#8211; and\u00a0Fabrizio Romano\u00a0has now given an update on rumours surfacing over their interest in PSV Eindhoven winger Johan Bakayoko. [metabet_core_side_odds_tile query=&#8221;soe\/liverpool&#8221; size=&#8221;350&#215;300&#8243; site_id=&#8221;lastwordonsports&#8221;] Liverpool Interest in Johan Bakayoko Transfer Revealed Does Liverpool Really Want to Sign Bakayoko? Romano has reacted to the\u00a0surprising reports\u00a0that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4218,"featured_media":629287,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,8425,16,7188],"tags":[9959,7298],"class_list":["post-629276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-premier-league","category-eredivisie","category-liverpool","category-rumours","tag-johan-bakayoko","tag-liverpool-transfer-rumours"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4218"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=629276"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/629276\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/629287"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=629276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=629276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=629276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}