Belgian talent’s father rules out Barcelona transfer amidst Liverpool interest

The Father of Jeremy Doku has ruled out Barcelona links amid Liverpool interest

According to Liverpool Echo, The father of Jeremy Doku has ruled out a possible move to Barcelona for his son amidst interest from Liverpool. 

The Belgian has attracted a lot of eyes recently from top European clubs following a slew of impressive performances. FC Barcelona was being linked with the youngster in recent times. But now, the Belgium international player’s father has responded to the links. 

He recently ruled out a possibility to see his son in a Blaugrana shirt. He revealed that the Catalan club doesn’t have the financial backing currently to afford Doku. 

“We haven’t had any news (from Barca), and I don’t think they are able to spend large sums of money right now.”

Despite the 19-year-old player’s intentions not to change club currently, his father hasn’t ruled out the possibility to move away from Stade Rennais if a suitable proposal emerges and agreed that he received some interest from other clubs. 

“There are other clubs that appreciate Jeremy, even if I can’t say anything about it. I don’t think he wants to change (clubs) yet but, in football, everything can change quickly. It depends on which team is interested.”

The forward was linked with Liverpool before he changed club from Anderlecht to Rennes last year. But it seems the Merseyside team’s board haven’t dropped their interest. 

Hence, the Spanish giant being ruled out of the race has given Reds a massive boost in the race. 

In order to prevent any crisis in the unavailability of their star forward duo during the AFCON tournament in January, Liverpool needs to find some alternatives to play on the wings in important games. 

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It seems the winger can become a viable option for the Reds. he has already proved his quality in the French league. Such a pacey youngster can become a top goalscorer if appropriately used in the Premier League. The young forward can break high profile defensive lines with his speed and agility. He can indeed become a future star under the guidance of the German manager.