Liverpool face a transfer battle with Real Madrid this summer after the LaLiga gianta reportedly made Nicolo Barella their top summer target.Reeling from Sunday’s 4-0 home defeat to Barcelona in El Clasico, Los Blancos are expected to embark on a summer spending spree. And. according to El Nacional, the Spanish giants have made the Italy midfielder a top target.
Barella has been rumoured to be a target for Liverpool for the last 12 months.
The midfielder missed the two games against Liverpool in the Champions League recently due to suspension. But Klopp revealed his admiration for the 25-year-old.
“That Barella is not able to play is not bad for us! He’s a really good player,” Klopp said.
“He has all the things you want from a midfielder – he’s aggressive, he’s good technically, he can run for ages.”
According to Calciomercato last summer, Liverpool and Manchester United were admirers …