Maurizio Sarri Contacts Alisson As Chelsea Prepare To Outbid Liverpool metro.co.uk

Maurizio Sarri spoke to Alisson on Tuesday after it emerged Liverpool had made a £62million offer for the goalkeeper, according to reports.

The Chelsea boss contacted Alisson in a bid to convince the Roma stopper to turn down Liverpool’s advances and await an offer from the Blues.

Premium Sport claim Sarri assured Alisson Chelsea could offer a better contract than Liverpool.Chelsea will give Alisson a £5.3million-a-year contract to reject Liverpool and Roma are awaiting a bid from the Londoners.

Liverpool are confident they will capture Alisson’s signature, but the introduction of Chelsea may wreck the Reds’ chances. Chelsea want Alisson to replace Real Madrid-bound Thibaut Courtois and will outbid Liverpool, and are expected to lodge their proposal on Wednesday evening.