Liverpool have made a bid to sign the Portugal left-back Raphaël Guerreiro from Lorient but face competition from Borussia Dortmund, according to the French club’s vice-president, Alex Hayes.
The 22-year-old, who has five caps for his country, has also been linked with a move to Barcelona this week having enjoyed a successful season in Ligue 1.
“For the moment four major foreign clubs, including Dortmund and Liverpool, have made an offer,” Hayes told the French newspaper Ouest France.
“No one wants to see Raphaël leave, especially the president. He will only be transferred if a club makes an offer that we can’t refuse.
“The fourth one shouldn’t take too long to be made [officially] but for the moment none of them satisfy us. We’re calm. We don’t need to sell to balance the books.”
Guerreiro was signed from Caen in 2013 and has only one year left on his contract. It is likely that it will take a bid of around £10m to persuade Lorient to sell.
