LIVERPOOL look to have won the race to sign Sunderland keeper Simon Mignolet – and he could complete a £10m move to Anfield within days. Reds boss Brendan Rodgers has made the Belgian stopper one of his top targets of the summer but faced potential competition from Arsenal who are also involved in a summer of rebuilding. Liverpool are looking to do their transfer business early this summer and made an opening bid of £6.5m. Sunderland rejected that offer out of hand for a player who was pivotal in keeping the club in the Premier League last season but the Reds have not been dissuaded and have tabled several improved offers, rising to £8m early this week. Yesterday, the Merseysiders were prepared to go to £9m but Sunderland are holding out for a fee in excess of £10m for a player Steve Bruce paid £2m for three years ago this week. Now it looks like Liverpool have accepted Sunderland’s valuation.
Posted on: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 08:13:24 +0000