Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed the defender’s price tag amid interest from the Reds in a player their number one managerial target Amorim starts every match.
Sources told Football Insider in October that Sporting had been resigned to losing the 22-year-old in the near future, with Liverpool and Man United interested.
O’Rourke added that Inacio has “huge potential,” and will only get better with a move to the Premier League or a bigger club in Europe.
Liverpool can snap up defensive star for £40m
O’Rourke told Football Insider that Inacio’s Sporting teammate Marcus Edwards is another player with a bright future, and another that the Reds could target.
He did, however, warn that Portuguese clubs such as Sporting often insert “very high” buyout clauses in player contracts.
But O’Rourke believes Liverpool can snap up Inacio for £40million, with that price tag coming due to the player being a Portugal international and also playing on the left side of central defence, a position lacking in star names.
Inacio has featured 41 times under Amorim for Sporting in all competitions this season, and already has over 150 club appearances to his name.
The defender is also a regular in the Portugal national team, with six caps so far, his first arriving in March last year.
The Reds will be eyeing the player for his defensive abilities, but his ability in the final third would also be welcomed.
The centre-back has two goals from those six Portugal caps, and is currently on four goals for Sporting this season.
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