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title: "Virals: Liverpool set £10million price tag for Neco Williams"
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author: "Dan Clubbe"
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published: "2021-06-21T15:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-06-21T15:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool set £10million price tag for Neco Williams

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/06/21/virals-florian-neuhaus-a-more-realistic-target-for-liverpool/) youngster [Neco Williams](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/06/06/virals-multiple-clubs-interested-in-loan-deal-for-neco-williams/) is expected to leave the club this summer after finding first-team opportunities hard to come by at Anfield.

The 20-year-old right-back is fresh off the back of a [first start for Wales against Italy](https://www.skysports.com/football/italy-vs-wales/live/421506) at Euro 2020 – earning qualification to the knockout phase in the process.

Capped [13 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neco-williams/nationalmannschaft/spieler/503680/verein_id/3864) by the nation, Williams has spent a senior career playing understudy to Trent Alexander-Arnold and is believed to be in search of more regular senior action.

Subject to a loan enquiry from Southampton in January, the Reds are now expected to field offers from a multitude of [Premier League](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) clubs.

This is according to a report from [The Athletic](https://theathletic.com/news/liverpool-transfer-news-neco-williams/LV56Z3LgIb5p), as cited by [James Pearce](https://twitter.com/JamesPearceLFC/status/1406957117685256194) on Twitter, claiming the club have set a £10million price tag on the youngster.

> Twitter: #LFC to demand £10 million for Neco Williams, who is keen to secure regular first team football after the Euros. No… https://t.co/TQK1TzqGay (@JamesPearceLFC)

The report claims Leeds United, Aston Villa and Burnley are all interested in making a permanent deal a reality, whilst the Saints [could also return](https://www.90min.com/posts/liverpool-reject-southampton-neco-williams-bid) for the Wales starlet.

Despite making [six Premier League appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neco-williams/leistungsdaten/spieler/503680) last term and 14 in all competitions, Jurgen Klopp may refrain from signing a replacement and instead look to Joe Gomez and academy ace Conor Bradley to backup Alexander-Arnold.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Allowing Williams to leave without signing an adequate [squad](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) replacement can only be viewed as a risk given how the last season transpired.

Left short of central defenders following the [departure of Dejan Lovren](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/jul/27/dejan-lovren-leaves-liverpool-zenit-jurgen-klopp-and-mo-salah-pay-tribute), Klopp was made to rue the decision not to sign a fourth option.

Whilst everyone hopes Alexnader-Arnold can play the majority of the season, asking Gomez or [Bradley](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/conor-bradley) to fill in would be a big blow.

Credit to the [£7.2million valued](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/neco-williams/marktwertverlauf/spieler/503680) youngster for wanting to find regular first-team action week in, week out at the highest level, something that seems unlikely on Merseyside.

Landing £10million would be a boost to the [transfer coffers](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/klopp-budget-liverpool-transfer-news-24257657) at Anfield, one Klopp could hopefully put to good use.