{"id":244533,"date":"2026-05-21T11:36:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/liverpool-tottenham-battling-over-deal-to-sign-frankfurt-star-hugo-larsson\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T11:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T11:36:29","slug":"liverpool-tottenham-battling-over-deal-to-sign-frankfurt-star-hugo-larsson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/21\/liverpool-tottenham-battling-over-deal-to-sign-frankfurt-star-hugo-larsson\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool &#038; Tottenham battling over deal to sign Frankfurt star Hugo Larsson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"0 0 []\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/liverpool\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Liverpool news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Liverpool<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/tottenham-hotspur\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Tottenham news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tottenham<\/a> Hotspur are battling over a deal to sign Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s exciting midfielder Hugo Larsson next summer, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fussballdaten.de\/news\/eintracht-frankfurt-mega-poker-europas-topklubs-jagen-mittelfeld-juwel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fussballdaten<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Larsson came through the ranks at Malm\u00f6\u2019s ever-growing youth ranks, which have earned a reputation as one of Europe\u2019s best talent factories over the past decade.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sehwy6a0eef93d480c\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememore.com\/hair-transplant-in-turkey#utm_source=footbal-talk&amp;utm_id=footbal-talk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-225247\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/FootballTalk_New_Chapter-rememore.png\" alt=\"Rememore new hair\" width=\"400\" height=\"333\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>He made his debut for\u00a0Di Bl\u00e5e in a 5\u20131 win over Svenska Cupen on 20 February 2022, and despite the club\u2019s poor form that season, where they finished in seventh place, the youngster was awarded the Allsvenskan young player of the year award.<\/p>\n<p>The midfielder went on to make 61 more appearances, winning the 2022 Swedish Cup and 2023 Swedish League titles before joining Frankfurt for what was a record fee received by a Swedish club at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Since his arrival at Deutsche Bank Park, Larsson has established himself as the cornerstone of Frankfurt\u2019s midfield, making 119 appearances, including 34 in the ongoing campaign, and his performances have garnered significant attention.<\/p>\n<p>Among the clubs showing interest are Liverpool and Tottenham, according to<em> Fussballdaten<\/em>, which claims that the <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/premier-league\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"21\" title=\"Premier League\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Premier League<\/a> duo are in a battle over a deal to sign Larsson in the summer.<\/p>\n<h2>Battle<\/h2>\n<p>For Liverpool, the report adds that the Merseyside giants are looking to revamp their midfield ranks in the summer and view the 21-year-old as an \u2018ideal addition\u2019 to their squad.<\/p>\n<p>Frankfurt are renowned for always recouping full value for their prized asset, so signing Larsson won\u2019t come at a cheap fee. As such, Fussballdaten reports that Tottenham are willing to break their previous club record <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/tag\/transfer-rumours\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Transfer rumours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">transfer<\/a> fee to sign the Swedish midfielder in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>However, it appears Liverpool could steal a march on their Premier League rivals, with the report adding that the Reds are set to propose a formal \u00a351m offer, including bonuses, for Larsson\u2019s potential transfer to Anfield.<\/p>\n<p>The Sweden international is also of keen interest to other clubs, including <a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/topics\/man-city-news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"6\" title=\"Man City news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manchester City<\/a> and Atletico Madrid, according to the report, so Arne Slot\u2019s side will need to act swiftly to reach an agreement with Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>Larsson would be a good fit for Liverpool. His technical qualities, especially on the ball, are one of his biggest strengths, having completed a sky-high 86.8% of his passes. His ability to read the game and nullify opposition threats has also drawn plaudits with his 31 interceptions.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will hope to end what has been an underwhelming season on a high when they host Keith Andrews\u2019s European-chasing Brentford side at Anfield on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--mvp-post-tags--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!--posts-nav-link--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mvp-org-wrap\" itemprop=\"publisher\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\">\n<div class=\"mvp-org-logo\" itemprop=\"logo\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"50\" src=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/new-logo.png\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-logo--><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Football Talk | Premier League News\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><!--mvp-org-wrap-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/football-talk.co.uk\/232872\/liverpool-tottenham-battling-over-deal-to-sign-frankfurt-star-hugo-larsson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur are battling over a deal to sign Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s exciting midfielder Hugo Larsson next summer, according to Fussballdaten. Larsson came through the ranks at Malm\u00f6\u2019s ever-growing youth ranks, which have earned a reputation as one of Europe\u2019s best talent factories over the past decade. He made his debut for\u00a0Di Bl\u00e5e in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":244534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6807],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-244533","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-leagues-cups"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244533","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=244533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/244533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=244533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=244533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=244533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}