Liverpool might miss out on signing their ‘heir to Sadio Mane’ after Aston Villa reportedly expressed an curiosity in Jeremy Doku. Villa will supposedly discover a deal for Rennes star Doku if their pursuit of Moussa Diaby falls via. 

The Premier League outfit have supposedly seen a bid of £30million for Diaby rejected by Bayer Leverkusen. It is claimed that they are going to bid for the winger once more. 

But ought to Villa flip their consideration to Doku as a substitute, it might imply that Liverpool miss out on a person who Jurgen Klopp supposedly recognized as Mane’s substitute. Doku’s father lately recalled visiting Liverpool when his son was an adolescent to fulfill the Reds boss alongside then-U18 head coach Steven Gerrard. 

“At the age of sixteen Jeremy could sign a pro contract with Anderlecht, but even then Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, Man City, Ajax and PSV were interested,” Doku’s father advised Het Niewsblad.

“We then visited clubs like Liverpool and Ajax, but Stellar Group left us the choice. My (David, Doku’s father) preference was Liverpool. How we were received there, damn.

“Trainer Klopp explained how he saw a potential successor to Sadio Mane in Jeremy. Steven Gerrard showed us videos with tactical analysis.

“At the training complex [Simon] Mignolet, [Sadio] Mane and [Georginio] Wijnaldum came to talk to us. Yet Jeremy was distracted by the talk. Liverpool panicked.”

According to switch knowledgeable Fabrizio Romano, Liverpool could now miss out on that signing. He studies that Villa have seen a £30m bid rejected for prime goal Diaby and can make one other bid. 

It is claimed that Doku is seen in its place by Villa in the event that they fail to signal Diaby. Unai Emery’s big-spending summer time is about to see an array of high-profile arrivals at Villa Park forward of the membership’s Europa League marketing campaign.