Liverpool line up £15m bid for Trabzonspor Ugurcan Cakir
Liverpool have been scouting Trabzonspor’s goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir as Alisson Becker’s back-up and are reportedly preparing a £15million bid for him.
The latest report from Turkish outlet
Sabahsuggests that
Cakir
’s performance in a 3-0 win over a
Norway
side containing
Erling Haaland
and
Martin Odegaard
strengthened the transfer interest in him.
The Reds sent scouts to watch Cakir line up against Erling Haaland’s Norway in a World Cup qualifier on Saturday and they left impressed with the goalkeeper's performance.
However, the Reds will face competition for the Turkish goalkeeper’s signature from
Sevillaand
RB Leipzig.
Cakir made his debut for Turkey in May 2019 and their game against
Latvia
at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium will be his seventh appearance for his national team. The 24-year-old has kept 10 clean sheets for his club this season, with his clean sheet against Norway his second of his international career.
are interested in signing Cakir as a replacement for
Adrian
, who has failed to impress when called upon in Alisson’s absence.
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