Liverpool, it seems, missed out on quite the opportunity to land a highly promising prospect this summer.
Christian Falk reported that the Merseysiders did hold talks with Brajan Gruda’s entourage, though couldn’t evolve conversations to the point of a transfer.
Brighton & Hove Albion instead swooped for the Germany U21 international in a £25m deal.
“One other English club also knocked on the door this summer – it was Liverpool,” the Bundesliga reporter wrote in his Fact Files column for CaughtOffside.