t remains to be seen if negotiations for Barella will continue, though the Daily Mail reported that Newcastle sources had always stressed that such a deal would always be a ‘difficult’ one to complete. With their interest now quickly switching to Tonali, it would perhaps suggest that his compatriot is set to stay at the San Siro, with this latest twist seemingly giving the Reds their answer regarding whether their potential target could actually move on for an affordable price this summer.

Of course, that could be both good and bad news for Liverpool and their own interest in the midfielder. With Newcastle indeed looking elsewhere, Kopites won’t be bemoaning the sight of the Italian running out for one of their rivals in the Premier League this season, though it could suggest that the 26-year-old won’t actually be on the move after all.

However, if the Reds were to make a move of their own for Barella, they would have one less side to compete with. Meanwhile, there perhaps still remains hope that transfer fee could potentially be lowered later in the summer as a result too, akin to Liverpool’s successful signing of Alisson Becker in the summer of 2018 after AS Roma lowered the asking-price following Real Madrid’s signing of Thibaut Courtois.

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Yet, as things stand, Reds interest from afar in Barella is nothing more than that, with the Independent crediting Thuram as a ‘more affordable option’, while Klopp wants his summer business completed as soon as possible ahead of pre-season getting underway at the AXA Training Centre on July 8.

The Italian appears to be just too expensive. In truth, if Newcastle hadn’t held talks for him in, the possibility of a summer switch to Anfield wouldn’t have entered the thoughts of Liverpool fans in the first place.

While Barella has his admirers on Merseyside, for now Liverpool’s attention also appears to be elsewhere.

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