Calvin Ramsay to Liverpool transfer ON as Anfield giants prepare £3.5m opening bid for Aberdeen star

Aberdeen are braced for an opening bid from Liverpool for Calvin Ramsay.

And the Reds will put £3.5million on the table this week as they step up their interest in the right-back.

Jurgen Klopp's side have been keeping tabs on Ramsay since the beginning of last season as they look for cover for Trent Alexander-Arnold.

Now the Premier League giants are now ready to harden up their interest with a big-money offer.

Liverpool are willing to put significant cash on the table with big add-ons worked on top of any initial fee – especially if he were to manage a breakthrough into Klopp’s first team.

Ramsay has previously namechecked Liverpool and has never hidden his desire to land such a move if it became reality.

English rivals Leeds United are also keen and there remains interest from across Europe but Anfield would be the 18-year-old’s preferred destination.

Liverpool see the Scottish Football Writers’ Association young player of the year as one for the long-term and an understudy to Trent Alexander-Arnold.

But they won’t be held to ransom and instead it will be up to Aberdeen to see if they can strike an agreement.

The funds would also help Aberdeen manager Jim Goodwin in his summer rebuild.

Aberdeen turned down multiple offers from English and European clubs in the January window.

Bologna put a £3.8m deal on the table but Aberdeen knocked it back because it was an initial loan with the fee paid in the summer if the club remained in Serie A.

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