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Liverpool may have to wait until the January transfer window to sign midfield target Andre even though they might now miss out on Romeo Lavia. Fluminense are refusing to lose Brazil international Andre until their Copa Libertadores campaign is over.
Their 2-0 victory over Argentinos Juniors on Tuesday night means the Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A club advance into the quarter-finals of the South American Champions League. They will contest their two last-eight legs on 22-24 August and 29-31 August.
And that means it may be too difficult for Liverpool to do a deal before the window shuts. The 22-year-old has a £34million release clause in his contract but the Reds would face a race against time to get the finer details sorted before the September 1 deadline.
That scenario is also entirely dependent on Fluminense losing their quarter-final tie, too. Liverpool would be wise not to pin all of their hopes on that happening given victory would then leave them an extremely short window to sign an alternative for the first six months of the year.
A move for Andre in January may now be more likely as Jurgen Klopp rebuilds his midfield. Though he may still need another new midfielder in the door before then or Liverpool risk being left short on numbers.