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£8.5m bid for Real Madrid midfielder

Liverpool hope an £8.5m bid will be enough to convince Real Madrid to let go of midfielder Asier Illarramendi.

The Metro claim that Real are looking for just a little more – £10m plus add-ons – to allow the player to leave but despite other clubs’ interest, Liverpool are in the driving seat.