Liverpool have reportedly made a bid thought to be in the region of £15 Million for Uraguyan international Gastón Ramírez according to Sky Italia and Gazzeta dello Sport. The Bologna midfielder has been strongly linked with a number of clubs including Serie A Champions Juventus, Manchester City and German Club Wolfsburg who were recently rejected a 15-18m Euro bid.
Ramirez’s Agent Pablo Betancourt said that “Bologna want 25m euros (£20.2m) for Ramírez but an agreement can be found,
It is obvious that Bologna would do well from his sale. They would receive 70% whilst 30% would go to (Ramirez’s previous side) Penarol, as previously agreed.
’German club Wolfsburg have offered 15-18m euros for Ramírez whilst Zenit St Petersburg have expressed an interest.
'With Liverpool, however, the situation is at a standstill’.
'Gastón is a very young player and he has done well in Italy,’ said Betancourt. 'It is normal that many clubs now want him.
'We must meet with Bologna to understand his situation – there are offers for him and we must see what Bologna want to do.’
Just 21-years-old and an international comrade of the Reds’ very own Luis Suarez; Ramírez has an impressive record since joining Bologna, scoring 12 goals since joining in 2010. This is not the first time the Reds will have shown interest, should the reports turn out to be true as it had been widely reported that Kenny Dalglish had been a huge admirer of the Uraguayan.
There’s no doubting Ramirez has huge potential and to play for the 2nd highest rank nation in the world at such a young age will have done wonders for the 21-year-old.
As it stands there has not been any discussion outside of Italy, with Liverpool yet to officially express their interest.
It’s no secret that goal-scoring midfielders are something that the Reds need desperately – a fact that was brought to light more so last season, so the acquisition of such a young and raw talent would be a massive boost to Liverpool.
The asking price has been publicly made at around £16 Million which would mean that this would need to be a significant investment from Rodgers. However given the already proven talent demonstrated, it’s likely this would see a return.