Josko Gvardiol has only just arrived at RB Leipzig but fans of the Bundesliga side might be concerned that he's already set his sights on joining Ibrahima Konate at Liverpool.
French centre-back Konate, 22, has agreed to join the Reds for £36million with teenager Gvardiol ironically his potential replacement in Germany.
The Croatian signed for Leipzig last summer in a €16million deal but was immediately loaned back to his former club Dinamo Zagreb for the 2020/21 season.
When asked who his favourite overseas side are, the Mirror quote him as telling 24 Sata: “ Liverpool.
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"Since I was a little boy, my dad and I watched Liverpool matches, and I grew up with only them.
“When I took football more seriously, I started following them, and I definitely want the Premier League and Liverpool one day.”
Gvardiol helped Dinamo Zagreb to win a domestic league and cup double this season.
His form earned him a first international cap as a substitute in Croatia’s 1-0 friendly defeat to Belgium in Brussels earlier this month – replacing left-back Borna Barisic at half-time.
