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Arsenal rocked as Liverpool submit £37.6m bid for 'next Bastian Schweinsteiger'
LIVERPOOL have stepped up their bid for Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka.
Liverpool want Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka
That is according to German publication Bild, who claim the Reds are hoping to land the 23-year-old with a £37.6million bid for for his services this month.
The Switzerland international, who has been dubbed the 'next Bastian Schweinsteiger', would surpass the £35m fee Liverpool paid for Andy Carroll to become the club's record signing.
Xhaka's agent, who is also his father, has confirmed a number of clubs are following his son and has refused to rule out a transfer.
"At the moment I prefer not to say too much," Ragip Xhaka said. "I can say that several big clubs are interested. Everything is possible, we’re not ruling anything out."