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Liverpool 'wanted Denis Zakaria ahead of Arthur Melo'

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Liverpool would have allegedly preferred to have signed Denis Zakaria over Arthur Melo when negotiating loan agreements with Juventus last week.
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Liverpool allegedly attempted to sign Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria last week before they push through a deal for teammate Arthur Melo.

Throughout the majority of the summer transfer window, Jurgen Klopp insisted that he would not be signing a new player for the centre of the pitch for 2022-23.

However, after a number of injuries to his options in that area of the field, Klopp had a change of heart, leading to a late scramble to bring in a fresh face.

On deadline day, the Merseyside giants were successful in reaching an agreement with Juventus for Arthur, with the Italian side keen to get the Brazilian off their wage bill.

Arthur was named as a substitute for Saturday's derby with Everton and is expected to be handed a debut against Napoli in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Nevertheless, according to Calciomercato, a deal for Arthur only materialised after failing to find an agreement for Zakaria.

The report claims that Liverpool asked about the Switzerland international's availability before it became apparent that the terms demanded by Juventus would not suit them.

Later on deadline day, it was widely reported that Chelsea had made progress with their own efforts to add Zakaria to their squad.

Although an official announcement came two hours after the close of the transfer window, Chelsea had completed the deal before the deadline.

The Blues are said to have paid a loan fee of €3m (£2.6m) with the potential of spending a further €33m (£28.5m) on Zakaria if they wish to tie up a permanent deal.

Meanwhile, Liverpool allegedly committed to spending €4.5m (£3.9m) on a loan fee for Arthur with the option to sign the former Barcelona man for €37.5m (£32.4m) in 2023.

From a financial perspective, Chelsea appear to have negotiated a better deal with Juventus courtesy of the limited time which was left in the transfer window.

Juventus had also signed Leandro Paredes from Paris Saint-Germain, leading to the club's hierarchy having to make a decision about further reducing their wage bill. body check tags ::

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1Liverpool119112161528
2Manchester CityMan City127232217523
3Chelsea126422314922
4Arsenal126422112922
5Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton126422116522
6Tottenham HotspurSpurs1261527131419
7Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest125431513219
8Aston Villa125431919019
9Newcastle UnitedNewcastle115331311218
10Fulham125341717018
11Brentford125252222017
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd114341212015
13Bournemouth124351617-115
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham113351319-612
15Everton122551017-711
16Leicester CityLeicester122461523-810
17Wolverhampton WanderersWolves122372028-89
18Crystal Palace121561017-78
19Ipswich TownIpswich111551222-108
20Southampton11119721-144
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