Liverpool could buy one of their cut-rate transfer targets in 2024, according to reports.Liverpool-linked Schalke 04 midfielder Ahsan Ouedraogo, 17, would cost just €7m (£6.1m), according to Sport.de. “We are now on the verge of saying goodbye to the winter,” the report said, adding that even if the buy-out clause does not come into force until next summer, the Gelsenkirchen club “could make money from it”.
By today’s standards, a transfer fee of just over £6m is quite a modest amount for a club like Liverpool, so they might be tempted to give Ouedraogo a shot. The problem is, so do many of his other candidates.The teenager only made his Schalke debut in August but has quickly become a regular at the club. He has appeared in all but one of their seven games this season, registering a goal and an assist in midfield (Transfermarkt). If the Reds sign him next year, it would be a huge leap from Germany’s second tier to the top tier of the Premier League. So he could spend a season or two on loan while working his way up the ranks. Team experience.However, reports in Germany suggest that Liverpool may need to act quickly. Otherwise, another club could quickly acquire Ouedraogo.
