Betting latest: Liverpool installed favourites to sign Barcelona player
By Harvey Byrne
Liverpool have been installed as the favourites to sign Barcelona midfielder Rafinha this summer, according to the latest bookmakers’ odds.
Sky Bet have priced the Reds at just 2/1 to sign the 24-year-old before the September transfer deadline.
Premier League rivals Arsenal are the only other club in the betting running and they trail behind at 6/1.
The odds follow a report from Spanish publication Mundo Deportivo claiming that Liverpool are interested in bringing in the versatile Brazilian this summer, while the Catalan giants are hoping to use him in a deal for Philippe Coutinho.
The Reds will surely want to keep hold of star Coutinho, but they could still make a move for Rafinha, who played in just 18 La Liga matches last season, returning six goals and two assists.
The two-time Brazil international would provide plenty of versatility to any team that he joins given his ability to play on the right, left and centre of midfield.
That could be attracting Jurgen Klopp to him, who will be looking to stretch his squad across both the Premier League and the Champions League next season alongside the domestic cup competitions.
Rafinha is still contracted to Barcelona until 2020 and has competed in 78 matches in total for the club since breaking through the youth ranks in November 2011.
In other Liverpool transfer news, Newcastle have been installed as joint favourites to sign this Reds player.
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