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Liverpool told to pay £10m for Leicester youngster Ben Chilwell: Jurgen Klopp interested
LIVERPOOL have been told they will have to pay £10m to prise teenage defender Ben Chilwell from Leicester City.
Leicester defender Ben Chilwell representing England Under-21s in Toulon
Manager Jurgen Klopp wants the highly-rated Chilwell, 19, to challenge for the left-back role at Anfield and has targeted the youngster as one of his summer signings.
A bid of £5m, plus £2m in add-ons, has been submitted for the England U21 international, who attracted a similar offer from Arsenal back in January.
Leicester are demanding £10m for Chilwell, who has not played in the Premier League. Liverpool remain hopeful of landing the player, but Hull's Scotland international Andrew Robertson has been discussed as an alternative.
Klopp remains keen to sign Southampton's Sadio Mane, 24, for a £30m fee. Liverpool submitted a bid for the Senegalese star last month and are determined to land him.
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Mane emerged as an alternative to first choice target Mario Gotze, who has rebuffed Liverpool's interest and said he wants to remain at Bayern Munich where he has a year to run on his existing contract.
Meanwhile, Swansea will have to pay £10m to resign Joe Allen, who has impressed at Euro 2016 for Wales.
Allen has one year left on his contract at Liverpool and the Anfield club has been reluctant to discuss an extension.
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