Liverpool lead race to beat Manchester United to transfer of Emre Can replacement

According to reports, Liverpool are presently ahead of Premier League side Manchester United to complete the move of Napoli star Jorginho this summer transfer window.

Reinforcement needed at Anfield

The Merseysider’s look in need of reinforcement in the middle of the park ahead of next term with Germany star Emre Can nearing the end of his deal and attracting interest from Real Madrid, as per Don Balon.

Jorginho has performed pretty well in Italy this campaign and seems ideal to come in and replace Can perfectly well at Anfield, though recently, Rai Sport linked the midfielder as being ready for talks over a transfer to Manchester United.

However, as per the Daily Star, Ladbrokes have the Reds alongside Serie A giants Juventus as 5/2 favourites for the Italian, which could be an impressive news for Liverpool fans.

Decent signing

It remains to be viewed how well-informed the bookies are on this transfer saga, but they are sometimes a good sign of how a transfer deal is shaping out.

The Reds look far off competing for the League title after a decent season this season that has only been let down by some poor performance and defensive blunders.

It may only take a number of top quality buys to get the side back to their very best and the Brazil-born Italian seems a right signing to boost their title hopes next season.