Liverpool are set to signal Hungarian goalkeeper Armin Pecsi on a everlasting deal this summer season, which can land present membership Puskas Akademia a document switch price.
Whereas all eyes have been on Milos Kerkez forward of a proposed £45 million transfer to Anfield, Liverpool have been engaged on a deal for considered one of his compatriots.
Nationwide sport reviews that Pecsi, a 20-year-old goalkeeper, has travelled to Merseyside this week and “superior negotiations are underway” between the 2 golf equipment.
These talks are anticipated to succeed in a constructive conclusion shortly and an announcement is anticipated “subsequent week on the newest.”
Switch journalist Fabrizio Romano has claimed on X that the deal is “all carried out on the participant’s aspect” and it is going to be a “document sale” for Puskas Akademia.
Ármin Pécs V Ferencváros.
5 saves, 4 from contained in the field, received all of his aerial duels (2/2) and most significantly saved a clear sheet.
He’s simply 19 12 months outdated and he’s already among the best goalkeepers within the league.
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— Hungarian Soccer Xtra (@HunFootballXtra) February 10, 2025
That might counsel a price above the €2 million (£1.7m) obtained upon Roland Sallai’s transfer to APOEL in 2017.
Having solely turned 20 in February, Pecsi established himself as first-choice goalkeeper halfway by way of the 2023/24 season and saved 9 clear sheets in 30 appearances within the Hungarian prime flight within the marketing campaign simply gone.
He has additionally been nominated for the European Golden Boy award as recognition of his excellent performances for Puskas Akademia and the Hungary U21s.
Liverpool have all the time been proactive in sourcing prime youth abilities no matter how effectively stocked they’re in a specific place.
That’s no completely different relating to the pursuit of Pecsi, who will discover himself behind Alisson, Giorgi Mamardashvili and Vitezslav Jaros within the pecking order.
It stays to be seen if he’ll even be a part of up with the Reds this summer season, with it seeming extra doubtless that he can be despatched on mortgage as an alternative.
Jaros has just lately agreed a brand new deal and is anticipated to additionally head out on mortgage, with 21-year-old Harvey Davies poised to step up as third-choice goalkeeper behind Alisson and the incoming Mamardashvili.
There are additionally excessive hopes for Kornel Misciur, the 18-year-old who performed for each the U21s and U18s final season whereas coaching commonly with Arne Slot‘s first group.
