Liverpool line up £98m double deal as 'talks advancing' towards first signings

Liverpool are reportedly negotiating to sign multiple players as they advance towards making their first signing of the summer.

It has been a quiet June and July for incoming and outgoings at the club, but August will seemingly be a different story.

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The Reds are purportedly working on signing a central defender and a defensive midfielder.

The Reds are purportedly working on signing a central defender and a defensive midfielder. Adding the squad in those areas would offset the departures of Joel Matip and Thiago Alcantara

But it is also said that talks are taking place over recruiting another wide forward to bolster the attack. That comes weeks after Mohamed Salah entered the final year of his contract.

GIVEMESPORT claims the club could sign Pedro Neto and Rayan Ait-Nouri from Wolverhampton Wanderers for the best part of £100 million.

The Reds reportedly have spoken with Wolves about the former's availability while contacting the player's representative at Jorge Mendes' Gestifute agency

There is an acknowledgement that the winger is considered competition for Luis Diaz rather than a replacement.

A rumoured £38 million release clause in the Algeria international's contract would seemingly stop any double move just short of the £100 million mark.

the left-back is said to be on the club's radar, assumedly as competition for Andy Robertson to usurp Kostas Tsimikas.

these reports state that Neto is their priority out of the two Wolves players, despite the winger having three years remaining on his contract, leaving Liverpool little leverage.