“He can move” – Agent boosts Liverpool chances of beating Chelsea to “extraordinary talent”

The agent of Lyon winger Malick Fofana has discussed his client’s future and talked up a potential transfer to Liverpool and other top clubs.

The highly-regarded young Belgium international has shone during his time in Ligue 1 and it seems only a matter of time before he secures a big move for himself.

Chelsea are one of Fofana’s admirers, as recently reported by CaughtOffside, and it seems the player’s representatives are eyeing up Liverpool, Manchester City and Bayern Munich as potential destinations.

Liverpool spent big on new attacking players in the summer, bringing in Alexander Isak, Hugo Ekitike and Florian Wirtz, so it remains to be seen if they’ll be back in for someone like Fofana that soon.

Still, Fofana’s agent’s comments will certainly raise one or two eyebrows.

Frederico Pena, the general manager of Roc Nation Sports, who represents Fofana, has praised Fofana and talked him up for a big future at an elite European club.

Speaking to HLN, he said: “This is the season in which Fofana wants to show himself to the world, especially at the World Cup.