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Real Madrid ace Lucas Vazquez wants Liverpool transfer but one thing may stop move - claim
REAL MADRID star Lucas Vazquez is reportedly keen to join Liverpool because of Jurgen Klopp.
Lucas Vazquez scores superb penalty against Fuenlabrada
Real Madrid forward Vazquez could feature when the La Liga giants face Liverpool in the Champions League final this evening.
However, talk is rife the Spain international may quit the Bernabeu at the end of the season.
Vazquez has struggled for consistency at Real Madrid and, with Zinedine Zidane set to splash the cash this summer, may find game time tough to come by next term.
And Spanish site Don Balon report the 26-year-old is keen to join Liverpool after the final in Kiev.
It is said that Klopp’s influence is key.
Vazquez reportedly feels he would flourish under the Liverpool boss, despite facing a fight to get into the team.
Klopp supposedly wants him to jostle with the likes of Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino and Mohamed Salah for a place in the team.
Yet Don Balon say Liverpool fear being priced out of any potential transfer.
Despite not always starting, Vazquez is a popular figure at Real having come through the club’s academy.
Real have always been protective of assets that have come from within.
And, consequently, Liverpool may have to fork out a huge £56million to get a deal done.
Meanwhile, Vazquez has talked up the Reds ahead of the Champions League final tonight.
“I knew they would be able to hurt City in the quarter-final,” he said.
“And that was how it was in both legs. They were the better team.”
And he also admitted he hopes to feature tonight, adding: “Everyone wants to play the final, of course they do, but if you’re out, then your role is to support your team-mates and not wallow or be angry with your head down.”