Pundit expains why Liverpool will now ‘worry’ about key target

Liverpool will be worried that they have missed their chance to sign Fulham youngster Fabio Carvalho, according to former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell.

The Reds looking on the verge of tying up a €10m deal for the Lisbon-born England under-18 international on deadline day before it fell through as the two clubs failed to leave themselves enough time to get the transfer over the line.

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Liverpool intended to loan him back to Fulham until the end of the season and it was believed to be the added paperwork required to sort out both deals that eventually scuppered the move.

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However, the Reds still have a good chance of landing Carvalho in the summer with his contract running out at the end of this season.

But Campbell reckons Jurgen Klopp’s side will now be worried that other clubs will try and sort a deal before they can.

Campbell told Football Insider: “I think that’s the worry for Liverpool now, a lot of clubs will be interested in the summer. They wanted to do the business before anyone else could get mitts on him.

“They put an offer in to him and his agent but it just was not meant to be.