The Dutch midfielder is out of contract with the Premier League champions next summer and might not be interested in signing a new deal. However, he has been linked with a move to the Camp Nou since the arrival of Ronald Koeman a few months back.
Wolves are reportedly set to rival Barcelona for the signature of Liverpool midfielder Gini Wijnaldum’s signature in the January transfer window. Wijnaldum’s contract with jurgen klopp’s side is set to expire at the end of the season, and he has been heavily linked with a move to the Nou Camp.
The Priemier league champions face a battle to keep hold of the 30-year-old, who has continued to be a regular starter in the Reds’ midfield this season.
Wijnaldum was the subject of interest from Barcelona last summer, having played under the La Liga giants’ boss Ronald Koeman for the Holland national team.
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The Catalan club are not the only ones interested, with inter Milan are also believed to be keen and now Wolves have joined the race to sign Wijnaldum, according to reports from Italy.
He could be a potential successor to Joao Moutinho, who is now 34, as Wolves look to build on their progress in recent years.
Liverpool and the Molineux side have done business this season, with Diogo Jota having proved an inspired signing by Klopp during the summer before his recent injury, while Ki-Jana Hoever went the other way.
Klopp would like to retain Wijnaldum, who cost the Reds £23m back in 2016 and has helped them win the Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, the Club World Cup and last season’s Premier League title.
The midfielder has played 22 games so far this season, and Klopp said last month: I would be happy if he would stay here.
“I am pretty happy with Gini as you can see when you look at most of the line-ups.
“He played always good, that’s why he’s played the amount of games he has. I cannot remember a lot of bad games to be honest.” He said.
Wijnaldum is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with clubs from abroad once the transfer window opens next week.
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