Argentina's World Cup title lures Bellingham away from Liverpool, Klopp concerned

Real Madrid are set to close the summer transfer window on the arrival of two midfielders ahead of the possible departures of Luka Modric and Toni Kroos. One of Florentino Pérez's priorities is Jude Bellingham, but the high level of competition and Borussia Dortmund's financial demands make the deal difficult. Real Madrid's plan B if the signing of the British midfielder failed was Enzo Fernandez, a Benfica player, but it has now emerged that he has already signed a pre-contract with his new club, and it is not Real Madrid.

Enzo Fernandez has become one of the revelations of the World Cup in Qatar for his performances with the Argentina national team. Real Madrid knew that his signing would not be an easy operation, but they were willing to sit down and negotiate to try to lower his starting price, which is estimated to be close to 100 million euros. Florentino Perez saw the signing of Bellingham increasingly distant and went for the signing of Enzo Fernandez. He had already asked Benfica for his departure and everything pointed to the fact that they could sit down to negotiate in January.

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However, the fact that there is already a pre-contract with Liverpool puts this possibility to one side. The Reds are willing to make a big investment for the Argentine to strengthen their midfield and this time Jürgen Klopp has all the chances to be victorious in the operation. Anfield want reinforcements for the midfield. Florentino Perez already snapped up Aurélien Tchouaméni in the summer transfer window and Klopp was not prepared to risk the same with Bellingham and Enzo Fernández, who were also on his list of priorities.

The Reds are determined to pay Arsenal's asking price to secure their arrival and the Argentine star, who is tipped to become one of the best midfielders in the world, would be one of the first additions to arrive at Anfield for next season.

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Enzo Fernandez's move to Liverpool could be a factor that could bring Real Madrid closer to signing Bellingham. The Reds are in need of midfield reinforcements, but the high cost of the Argentine's fee could make it difficult to pay for the Borussia Dortmund midfielder, whose departure is expected to be in the region of 100-150 million euros.