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Liverpool transfer news: Pique 'drops bombshell', Barcelona team-mate could join - report
LIVERPOOL transfer target Jasper Cillessen will likely leave Barcelona this summer, Gerard Pique has told his Spain team-mates.
Cillessen saves every goal during Barcelona training
The Nou Camp goalkeeper has been linked with a move to the Premier League in recent weeks.
Liverpool and Arsenal are said to be keen on landing the Holland international, 29.
And Spanish news outlet Don Balon say Barca star Pique has told his Spain team-mates that Cillessen is likely to head for the Nou Camp exit.
Pique reckons the Barca stopper will leave if a club is willing to pay £53m (€60m) this summer.
Don Balon also say that Reds boss Jurgen Klopp is on the lookout for a new No 1 at Anfield, especially following Loris Karius’ horror show in the Champions League final against Real Madrid.
Liverpool transfer news: Gerard Pique reckons Jasper Cillessen will leave Barcelona this summer
Cillessen has been vocal on his transfer plans in recent weeks, with the Dutch ace revealing he will stay at Barca if he’s wanted.
"I think that I played well in the matches I had in the Copa del Rey," Cillessen said.
"I need to wait patiently. The only thing I know is that Barcelona won’t sell me.
"Arsenal and Liverpool aren’t bad clubs but if Barcelona say, ‘We love you,’ then I’ll accept their decision and continue there.
"I’ll wait until we return on July 16 to see what they’ve decided. I don’t know anything.
"If the club wants to keep me, I’ll accept that. I signed a five-year deal with them."