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title: "Virals: Liverpool target Franck Kessie ‘prioritising’ EPL transfer"
canonical: "https://readliverpoolfc.com/news/virals-liverpool-target-franck-kessie-prioritising-epl-transfer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-09-28T16:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-09-28T16:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool target Franck Kessie ‘prioritising’ EPL transfer

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/?p=120759) target [Franck Kessie](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/09/24/virals-liverpool-hold-trump-card-in-franck-kessie-pursuit/) is reportedly ‘prioritising’ a move to the Premier League next summer.

The 24-year-old midfielder is in the final [12 months of a contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/profil/spieler/294808) at AC Milan and could be set to leave the Serie A club in the near future.

Amid [interest](https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-transfer-talk/story/4469659/live-transfer-talk-psg-begin-pursuit-of-kessie-as-midfielders-milan-contract-winds-down) from Manchester United, Chelsea, PSG and Bayern Munich the Reds continue to be linked with the Ivory Coast international.

According to a report from [90min](https://www.90min.com/posts/franck-kessie-transfer-contract-expire-chelsea-man-utd-psg-liverpool-arsenal), as cited by [Graeme Bailey](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/1442569096281927680) on Twitter, Kessie rejected Milan’s latest contract offer and is prioritising a move to England.

> Franck Kessie sets sights on Premier League move with Milan expiring next year.[https://t.co/6F7r1CPGwG](https://t.co/6F7r1CPGwG) \
> \
> ✍️[@90min\_football](https://twitter.com/90min_Football?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Graeme Bailey (@GraemeBailey) [September 27, 2021](https://twitter.com/GraemeBailey/status/1442569096281927680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report claims that all of the aforementioned Premier League trio as well as Arsenal are ‘keeping tabs’ on the situation surrounding the [48 times capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/nationalmannschaft/spieler/294808/verein_id/3591) ace.

This season Kessie has made [five appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/leistungsdaten/spieler/294808) in all competitions – including a 6.50 rated UEFA Champions League display against Liverpool ([Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/player/franck-kessie/359226)).

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

A midfielder in the [mould](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/277269/Show/Franck-Kessi%C3%A9) of Gini Wijnaldum, links to an Anfield switch are of little surprise.

Having resisted the temptation to strengthen the [midfield department](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) during the summer, injuries to Thiago, Naby Keita and Harvey Elliott may force Jurgen Klopp’s hand.

With stalwart James Milner [likely to move on](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jordan-henderson-james-milner-liverpool-21041522) at the end of the current season, Kessie would be the ideal immediate solution to fill that particular gap.

Valued at £49.5million ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/marktwertverlauf/spieler/294808)), either a cut-price January deal or a free move in July would be a truly sensational piece of business.