Liverpool’s attempt to sign Adam Lallana has reached an impasse with Southampton refusing to lower their £30 million valuation of the England player despite his desire to move to Anfield.
Lallana has been the subject of two bids from Liverpool who increased their initial offer of £20 million to £25 million on Friday on the condition that the proposed deal was concluded without delay and with a warning that they would turn their attention to other targets, such as Xherdan Shaqiri, of Bayern Munich, and Manchester City’s James Milner, if it was not.
That ultimatum is yet to have the desired effect, with Southampton showing a reluctance to sanction the departure of their captain before the World Cup unless Liverpool raise their offer by a