Football agent claims €50m Liverpool target has to prove himself against quality opposition

Football agent Dimitry Seluk believes clubs would not be willing to pay a huge amount for Viktor Tsyhankov as he spoke to Segodnya (h/t Express

Tsyhankov has been impressive for Dynamo Kiev this season and Marca (h/t Express) claims that
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The report adds that Tottenham and Bayern Munich are also interested in the midfielder, and his agent claimed that Kiev had slapped a massive €50m price tag on the 21-year-old.

Seluk believes that Tsyhankov needs to face quality opposition before clubs make a bid for him:

“Tsyhankov is a good football player

“But for big money now they are ready to buy only those who showed themselves against the background of serious rivals – in the top championships or in the Champions League, and not in the Ukrainian Premier League or against Astana and Jablonec in the Europa League.”

The agent believed that the youngster would have a chance to do so in the Europa League should Kiev face one of the bigger teams such as Napoli or Chelsea.

Liverpool lead the Premier League and could do by adding some quality in the winter window as they look to win their first title under Jurgen Klopp.

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The Reds have a great team, but adding quality in January would not hurt our title chances. It will be interesting to see what kind of activity goes on at Liverpool once the window opens as the Reds keep marching on.