Top Clubs Eye Monaco Winger Maghnes Akliouche in Emerging Transfer Race

Overview

• This week multiple outlets reported that Liverpool, Manchester United, Tottenham, Newcastle and PSG are tracking Monaco winger Maghnes Akliouche.
• Liverpool is widely described as holding an early advantage in the race because it can offer European football and a clearer role in attack.
• Monaco are open to selling but plan to hold firm on valuation, with figures cited across reports around £40–43m and at least one report saying the club has set a higher asking price.
• Akliouche, 24, has seven goals and 11 assists this season and has been named in Didier Deschamps’ 26‑man France World Cup squad, factors that have sharpened interest in him.
• If Akliouche performs at the World Cup his value and competition for his signature are likely to rise, so clubs must decide whether to make early bids or risk a more expensive post-tournament market.