Orkun Kokcu throughout a sport with the Turkish nationwide crew (Photograph by Stu Forster/Getty Photos)
There may be rising curiosity in Benfica star Orkun Kokcu, who could possibly be allowed to go away for golf equipment corresponding to Liverpool or Manchester United for round €60-70m, CaughtOffside understands.
The Turkey worldwide has beforehand shone beneath Liverpool supervisor Arne Slot throughout their time collectively at Feyenoord, with the participant lately talking publicly about how extremely he charges the Dutch tactician.
Sources with an in depth understanding of the scenario have knowledgeable CaughtOffside that Liverpool could possibly be in a very sturdy place to signal Kokcu as a result of Slot connection, although there haven’t but been any contacts over a potential transfer.
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On prime of that, there’s additionally understood to be curiosity from Man United beneath new supervisor Ruben Amorim, who will know the Benfica star properly from his time managing in Portugal with Sporting Lisbon.
The place subsequent for Orkun Kokcu?
Sources have additionally named Tottenham as a possible crew to look at within the race for Kokcu, who has a €150m launch clause at Benfica, however who might transfer for lower than that if he pushes to be allowed to go away.
It’s anticipated that the 23-year-old’s true worth may be nearer to €60-70m, whereas the participant can also be regarded as eager on taking part in within the Premier League sooner or later sooner or later.
One imagines English golf equipment may be best-placed to afford Kokcu at this level, as we’ve so usually seen them with the ability to out-bid their European counterparts in recent times.
Liverpool boss Slot would do properly to get the possibility to work with Kokcu once more, as the previous Feyenoord playmaker might absolutely add one thing a bit totally different to this LFC facet.
Slot has finished properly with the squad he’s inherited from Jurgen Klopp, however sooner or later he’ll absolutely need to put his personal stamp on the crew, and dealing with one among his former gamers would absolutely make sense as a great transfer for all concerned.
