Roma’s Brazilian international goalkeeper and Liverpool transfer target Alisson prefers Real Madrid as a destination this summer, according to Marca, via the Daily Mail. 

What’s the story, then?

The report claims that Liverpool are prepared to pay £60m for the stopper but he wants to move to the Bernabeu instead of Anfield and the departure of Zinedine Zidane in the Spanish capital raises the prospect of the Brazilian moving there this summer to replace Keylor Navas, someone the Frenchman staunchly defended.

It goes on to say that Florentino Perez wants a new big-name goalkeeper to upgrade on Navas and make a statement of intent and that Alisson fits the bill after a stellar season with the Champions League semi-finalists.

They also report that Alisson is prepared to wait for the managerial situation at Real to settle down and become clear, which is also frustrating for Liverpool who wanted to get the deal done before the World Cup.

Attention must turn elsewhere

Liverpool have seen how South American players can be drawn in by the lustre of the two Spanish giants in the past and if they wait around for Alisson, they face being disappointed and slightly embarrassed.

Thankfully for them, two other top goalkeepers – Jan Oblak and Jasper Cillessen – do not have the arbitrary World Cup deadline looming over them, allowing a deal to be thrashed out on Liverpool’s terms.

A left-field shout would be Gigi Buffon, another man who doesn’t have the Russian showpiece to worry about; but if Alisson wants to stall, Liverpool should move on.

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