Agent CONFIRMS Liverpool interest in Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour

LIVERPOOL have been named among the parties interested in signing Monaco defender Aymen Abdennour.

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Liverpool and Barcelona are keen on signing Aymen Abdennour, his agent claims

Abdennour, 25, is expected to leave the Ligue 1 club this summer, with a host of European clubs trailing the Tunisia international.

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Tottenham, Arsenal and Newcastle were all thought to be keen in the player but his agent has suggested it is the Merseyside club who could make a move.

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Amid reports Barcelona have also expressed an interest, Abdennour's agent Abdelkader Jilani told AS: "They are one of the interested parties, like Milan, Inter, Juventus and Liverpool."

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Abdennour played a key role in hauling Monaco into the Champions League quarter-finals last season after a shock win over Arsenal in the last-16.

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He is valued at around £21million and recently said of his future: “I have a contract with Monaco and I’m undecided.

"But I can say that I want to get better every day and I want to play for one of the biggest clubs spoken about soon. I’m ready”.

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