Bobby Duncan: Liverpool give striker permission to speak to Fiorentina
Written by News on 02/09/2019
Liverpool have given Bobby Duncan permission to speak to Fiorentina ahead of a possible Deadline Day move to Serie A.
The clubs are close to agreeing a deal worth in the region of £2m for the 18-year-old, who is expected to head to Florence on Monday to discuss personal terms and undergo a medical.
Sky Sports News understands Liverpool will also insert a 20 per cent sell-on clause in the deal.
Duncan had been at the centre of a row since last week when agent Saif Rubie claimed Liverpool were keeping him against his will, having pulled out of a U23 game due to “deep mental issues with all the stress”.
Liverpool denied the accusations but have now decided to allow Duncan to talk with the Italian club, who lost their opening two games of the domestic league season.
Jurgen Klopp insisted Liverpool are “sensitive” with their youngsters and “really care” about Duncan, the cousin of club legend Steven Gerrard.
The European champions have rejected loan offers from Fiorentina and Danish club FC Nordsjaelland.
Duncan, whose contract runs until 2021, scored 25 goals for the development squad last season.
He has yet to make a competitive appearance for the first team but did feature in pre-season, scoring in the 6-0 win at Tranmere.
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