Liverpool & Manchester City target Ramirez set for Premier League move

Bologna winger Gaston Ramirez is likely to move to the Premier League amid interest from Liverpool and Manchester City, according to his agent.

 The Uruguayan is currently in England with his country for the Olympic Games and his representative has indicated that he could stay there amid interest from the champions .

As revealed in May that City were leading the chase for the Uruguay international and his representative, Pablo Betancur, has revealed he is in talks with an English top-flight club.

 Speaking to calciomercato.com about Ramirez’s future, Betancur said: "I think it's always been more likely that Gaston says goodbye to Italy.

 So much so that now I'm in London to talk with a Premier League club.

 "I think Ramirez will leave. He is one of the best players and so there are many offers and, again, I think it's unlikely he will remain in Italy."

 The winger scored eight goals for Bologna in Serie A last season to help them to a ninth-placed finish and had attracted interest from the likes of Inter and Wolfsburg but Betancur admits Bologna’s asking price is too high for them.

 He added: "Inter like the player but we are very far off from what Bologna are asking for him - nearly €25 million (£19.5m).

 "The Wolfsburg interest? They were the first to move on Ramirez, but some of the figures are impossible for them too.”

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Liverpool Complete £20m Uruguay star signing

GASTON Ramirez has achieved his goal of securing a move to a “big club” this summer, with Liverpool reportedly signing the Uruguay international for £20 million.

 Although the young player has revealed he would have had no problem remaining at Bologna for another season, the 21-year-old has voiced his enthusiasm to move to one of the biggest clubs in Europe. 

 our source believes Liverpool have already done the deal to capture Gaston Ramirez and given that the Uruguayan would be joining a host of his countrymen at Anfield such a move sounds very plausible. 

The talented young attacking midfielder has enjoyed two solid seasons in Italy with Bologna and has been linked with a move to Anfield for a number of months. 

New boss Brendan Rodgers will no doubt be keen on strengthening a squad that completed Liverpool’s worst top tier finish in over 60 years last term and bringing in a creative talent who can help provide ammunition for the likes of Luis Suarez and Andy Carroll would be very high on his list of priorities. 

Liverpool’s American owners handed Kenny Dalglish £120m to invest in new players and didn’t see much in the way of success from their outlay and will hope that Rodgers manages his transfer funds more wisely. 

Dalglish invested in a number of players who should have helped provide a cutting edge in the final third but the likes of Charlie Adam and Stewart Downing failed to make an impact and therefore Rodgers had to decide whether the players he currently possesses are up for the task or whether new recruits are needed.

 This source would appear to suggest that he is more than willing to pay big sums to rectify the mistakes made last term. 

Ramirez would join national team-mates Suarez and youngster Sebastian Coates at the Merseyside club.

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