James Pearce now explains frustrating reason why Liverpool’s Yoro interest fell apart

Liverpool’s departure from the process of attempting to land Leny Yoro’s signature this summer was no doubt motivated in no small part by financial matters.

The total package (€70m [£58.9m] that would have been required to bring the Frenchman to Anfield was considered a prohibitive fee for a player with less than 100 senior starts for Lille.

Further to the point, reliable reporter James Pearce added that the Reds’ inability to make guarantees about playing time factored into matters.