Real Madrid to sign Premier League superstar to replace Ronaldo, Liverpool to sell 2 players in order to fund their bid for Barcelona superstar and more: Transfer Round-up, November 13, 2018

By Shambhu Ajith

Modified Nov 13, 2018 13:46 GMT

Florentino Perez wants to make a statement and how!

Liverpool to swoop for Ousmane Dembele

Dembele was expected to put the Camp Nou in raptures. However, an early injury following his sensational £100 million move proved to be a real bugbear among the fans and the Frenchman is yet to live up to his price tag.

As per Express, Liverpool might be tempted to sign the Frenchman if they can sell Dominic Solanke and Divock Origi. The report adds that reliable Spanish source Mundo Deportivo had earlier reported that Liverpool are keeping an eye on the Frenchman.

Ernesto Valverde's recent comments on Ousmane Dembele has further fueled speculations. Valverde, speaking to the press prior to their weekend match against Real Betis, had said,

"I do not lose patience with him. Each one can interpret it as he wants.

“This is a team. Sometimes some are summoned and sometimes others. I’m looking for the best. Ousmane came from being a starter and now he's out."

On being asked about the youngster's future, Valverde did not afford anyone a clear picture. He said,

"I have nothing to say. Internal matters are internal. We want to help the players to be better.”

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Shambhu is a European and international football journalist at Sportskeeda who focuses on previews, listicles and news articles. An ardent Manchester United supporter since before his teenage years, he started following the Red Devils by age 10 watching MUTV on television. Shambhu is also a highly-revered rapper and a playback singer on Spotify, having a whopping 1 million monthly listeners.

For his articles, Shambhu believes in triple-checking every piece of information, relying on trusted websites like Transfermarkt and Opta, and staying away from speculative publications. He believes that his law degree helped him to be more articulate and meticulous with his content and one of his core strengths is seamlessly involving emotion in his write-ups owing to the love for the sport. For Sportskeeda, has done exclusive interviews with Spanish legends Gaizka Mendieta and Fernando Morientes so far, and his articles boast of a huge readership of close to 50 million.

Shambhu's favorite footballer is Lionel Messi, and the Argentine attaining glory in 2022 is his favorite FIFA World Cup moment. He believes only Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland could replicate Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo's rivalry in the years to come. His favorite manager is Sir Alex Ferguson due to the Scot's unmatched longevity at the top.

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