A £53million move for the playmaker fell apart at the start of June when Liverpool became concerned over issues in his medical. But in the last few days negotiations have resumed with a belief that a compromise can be hammered out with Fekir finally becoming a Liverpool player once he has returned from Russia.
Kop boss Jurgen Klopp was left frustrated when advanced talks between the two clubs collapsed at the 11th hour with the Anfield medical team unhappy about the condition of a knee in the aftermath of an operation in 2015. It can be revealed that the 24-year-old attacking midfielder had almost put pen to paper and had undertaken an unveiling interview with the club’s in house television station LFC TV.
With concerns over his medical condition Liverpool officials attempted to re-negotiate the transfer inserting a number of clauses which would reduce their outlay for the Lyon captain if there were any injury problems concerning the knee. Lyon president Jean-Michael Aulas retaliated by insisting the deal was off unless Liverpool paid the asking price in full and warned that with Fekir’s involvement in the World Cup with France the transfer fee could go up.