English Premier League side Liverpool have stepped up their efforts to sign Nigeria U20 defender Benjamin Fredrick in the wake of reports linking him with a move to Bayern Munich, OwnGoalNigeria.com can exclusively reveal.
As exclusively revealed by football transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Fredrick who was a standout performer for Nigeria at the U20 World Cup, where they failed to go past the quarter final of the tournament is on the radar of Bayern Munich, Villarreal, RB Leipzig and Manchester City.
Liverpool are now in the mix for the recently turned 18 year old and have even held preliminary talks with the player’s camp using a former Nigeria international who played under the coach of Liverpool Jurgen Klopp.
The ex Nigeria international held a conference call with the representatives of Fredrick with the director of recruitment of the English side also a part of the meeting. Talks went on smoothly and a formal bid is expected to be lodged soon.
So far, we gathered only FC Basle have tabled an offer for Fredrick who is owned by Simoiben Football Academy, the pet project of Sarah Moses Simon the wife of Nigeria international winger Moses Simon. They refused to comment on the links to Liverpool.
Daniel Martins
