Liverpool contact Fifa over fears Lazio tapped up youth star Bobby Adekanye
LIVERPOOL have contacted Fifa in a potential tapping-up case against Lazio, according to reports. Reds youngster Bobby Adekanye has moved to Serie A on a free after his deal expired. But there are concerns Lazio contacted the forward, 20, while he was still under contract. Under Fifa rules, clubs are not allowed to talk to […]
LIVERPOOL have contacted Fifa in a potential tapping-up case against Lazio, according to reports.
Reds youngster Bobby Adekanye has moved to Serie A on a free after his deal expired.
But there are concerns Lazio contacted the forward, 20, while he was still under contract.
Under Fifa rules, clubs are not allowed to talk to players under the age of 23 in the final six-months of their deals.
But Adekanye appeared to admit Lazio had already been in touch when he gave an interview to Voetbalzone.nl in March.
He said: “That I’ve reached an agreement with Lazio is not at all the case.
“They’re one of the clubs that is interested but it is not yet 100 per cent decided.
“I also heard from Barcelona, in the Netherlands Willem II came by. I can’t name the entire list of clubs now, because then we will be busy tomorrow.
“But there is interest from, among others, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain.
“In the summer I am going to talk about it with my family and business manager Junior Minguella. I am not worried that I have no club.”
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Dutch youth international Adekanye quit Liverpool after seeing a lack of first-team opportunities.
Lazio paid just £242,000 for the ace to cover training costs after securing his signature.
Reds chiefs have alerted Fifa but it is not known if they will lodge an official complaint, reports the Evening Standard.