Liverpool will be on alert after it was reported in Portugal that Sporting Lisbon made a huge loss in their last financial year which could result in the Premier League side swooping in to sign long term target Jeffren in a cut price deal.
The 25 year old was being tracked by Liverpool last November in the hope they could bring him in during the winter transfer window, but they may be able to go back in for him with Sporting Lisbon needing to reduce their financial debt.
Record revealed that the Portuguese club made a loss of €29.7m in the period between 1st July 2012 to 31st March 2013 and all though this was a slight decrease on the previous financial year it still added to the already spiraling debt at the football club.
Sporting Lisbon’s issues may result in the club having to offload players in the next transfer window with Liverpool likely to be monitoring the situation with Jeffren.
The Mirror claimed last November that Brendan Rodgers wanted to bring in Jeffren on loan with a view to a permanent transfer during the January transfer window.
The forward has a buyout clause of €30m with Sporting Lisbon, but it is unlikely they will be able to command such a fee with the club being in financial difficulties and could lose him in a cut price deal.
Barcelona has an option to buy him back for £9m but it is unlikely he will return to Catalonia where he struggled to hold down a first team place.
Sporting Lisbon have already had to off load players to ease their debt with star forward Ricky van Wolfswinkel already confirmed as leaving in the summer.
The Dutchman agreed to join fellow Premier League side Norwich City in March for £8.5m and it is likely he won’t be the only player to be leaving Sporting Lisbon in the summer.
Jeffren would be another exciting buy for Brendan Rodgers at Liverpool and a chase for him could prove some distraction from the constant Luis Suarez circus.
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