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Liverpool transfer news: Chelsea want over £10m for Dominic Solanke, tribunal possible
CHELSEA are reportedly demanding in excess of £10million from Liverpool over their signing of Dominic Solanke.
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The 19-year-old has agreed a move to Anfield with his contract running out at Stamford Bridge this summer.
But the Blues are entitled to a compensation fee from their Premier League rivals.
Due to rules in England on home-grown players under the age of 24, Liverpool must settle on a figure with Chelsea.
Antonio Conte's side have so far snubbed a £3m offer for the highly-rated striker.
And according to the Evening Standard, Chelsea want over £10m, showing how far apart the clubs are in their valuations.
Chelsea and Liverpool are yet to come to an agreement over a fee for Dominic Solanke
Chelsea were initially asking for £8m but that figure has now risen
Solanke's impressive tournament for England's Under-20s as they won the World Cup this month is said to have enhanced their case for a bigger sum.
Chelsea were initially asking for £8m but that figure has now risen.
The Evening Standard add that unless Liverpool agree on a price, it will go to a tribunal next month.
The case is similar to that of Danny Ings' move to Liverpool after he left Burnley.
Almost a year after arriving at Anfield, Liverpool were made to pay up to £8m for Ings by a tribunal.
Chelsea have a number of factors to support their case for a greater fee, having trained Solanke from Under-8 level and he has the potential for a big future following his Golden Boy award last weekend.
The Blues themselves had to hand £6.5million to Manchester City when they signed Daniel Sturridge in 2009.
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