Liverpool and Everton are among the teams keen on signing Leeds United midfielder Archie Gray next summer.
The 17-year-old Leeds starlet has been a mainstay of the team under Daniel Farke this season and is making a huge impression in the Championship.
However, his form has caught the eye of Premier League clubs and the Daily Mail reports that Liverpool, Everton and Crystal Palace are now eyeing a move for Gray.
It’s claimed that Liverpool see Gray as the ideal signing for them for the future, given his ability to play in both midfield and at right-back. Of course, that’s a role that Trent Alexander-Arnold has been doing for the Reds this season.
Gray’s contract runs out in 2025 and according to the Mail, Leeds could cash in, with a fee of up to £50m expected to be demanded by the Yorkshire club.
Liverpool want to sign Archie Gray
It’s absolutely no surprise to see Liverpool being among the clubs linked with Archie Gray.
The teenager has looked ‘magnificent‘ in the white of Leeds this season and it’s little wonder there has been so much excitement about him for so long now.
Relegation was probably the best thing that could have happened to Gray in terms of his own career.
He’s not getting minutes regularly and showing that, at just 17, he is more than comfortable playing for a big club under pressure.
For Liverpool, it will always be about building for the future as well as the here and now.
Jurgen Klopp has shown he’s never afraid to put youngsters in if they are good enough and adding Gray to the ranks would give him yet another top player to work with.
£50m might seem a huge fee for a player so young. But Archie Gray is one of the best youngsters in the world at the moment and Leeds are well within their rights to ask for such money.