Liverpool agree £34m deal to sign Ryan Gravenberch ahead of Manchester United
Posted by  badge Boss on Aug 31, 2023 - 10:58PM
Ryan Gravenberch is joining Liverpool (DeFodi Images via Getty)

Liverpool have agreed a €40 million (£34m) deal with to sign .

The 21-year-old is due to travel to Liverpool on Thursday evening and will undergo a medical ahead of Friday’s transfer window deadline.

Manchester United had also made an approach for Gravenberch earlier this summer but Liverpool have stepped up their efforts in the closing stages of the window .

Gravenberch joined Bayern last year in a €18.5 million (£16m) deal from  but failed to secure a regular place in the team in his first season in Germany.

After starting just five games in all competitions last term, Gravenberch made it clear earlier this summer that he would push for a move if his situation stayed the same.

Ryan Gravenberch was unhappy with his lack of playing time at Bayern Munich last season (Getty)

Bayern have played two games in the Bundesliga this season and Gravenberch has made just one late appearance as a subsitute.

‘I expected to play more minutes than I did. I thought I would get some more chances,’ .

‘It’s about just wanting to play, that’s the most important thing at my age.

‘I hope this can happen at , otherwise we’ll just have to look further.

‘I told everyone that I don’t want another year like that. Of course you can’t always be in the starting XI, but you can still play regularly, you can get a lot of minutes.’

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