Liverpool appear to be they will must spend large if they're to deliver Aberdeen full-back Calvin Ramsay to Anfield this summer season.
The 18-year-old is on the point of a dream transfer to Anfield simply months after Nathan Patterson made his Merseyside transfer to Everton.
The 20-year-old joined The Toffees in a £12million transfer, which may rise to £16million in add ons by the top of his time at Goodison Park.
Aberdeen's valuation of Ramsay seems to be rising by the day with Sky Sports activities reporting that a £10million price ticket has been positioned on the full-back.
Whereas the valuation has raised some eyebrows, it isn't an enormous soar when the 2 offers are put in focus.
Because it stands, each Patterson and Ramsay have roughly the identical quantity of video games underneath their belt within the first-team image.
Whereas Patterson has the added string to his bow of that includes for Rangers in Europa League, he solely made 25 appearances for the Ibrox aspect earlier than Everton determined to splash the money.
He additionally had been launched to the worldwide scene, incomes seven full Scotland caps earlier than his transfer south of the border.
Ramsay has managed 33 video games throughout his breakthrough marketing campaign at Pittodrie, each domestically and within the play-off rounds of the Europa Convention League.
That signifies that the Dons' prospect has - narrowly- gained extra first-team expertise than Patterson.
And each Rangers and Aberdeen have been in positions of energy when the Merseyside golf equipment have determined to make their transfer.
The Ibrox chiefs have been in no rush to promote when Everton made their transfer, with Patterson being contracted on the then-Premiership champions till the summer season of 2024.
Equally, Aberdeen can hold their high expertise on the membership together with his contract working till 2024 and watch his valuation rise.
Whereas some could notice that Ramsay is unlikely to go straight into first-team image forward of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Patterson's transfer south exhibits that should not see the payout drop.
Patterson has made only one look since his transfer south of the border as he acts because the understudy to skipper Seamus Coleman.
With Jurgen Klopp in search of a brand new back-up full-back, Aberdeen chairman Dave Cormack will rightly level to Patterson's pathway.
The Aberdeen chief may also know the large cash swirling round on the high finish of the English Premier League.
Everton and Liverpool would each contemplate themselves large golf equipment with their eyes on the higher reaches of the division.
With that comes large spending energy, and the Champions League finalists will little question have deep pockets identical to their metropolis rivals.
After Darwin Nunez's blockbuster transfer from Benfica, the Anfield coffers are clearly nonetheless full.
The precedent has been set by Patterson for Aberdeen to carry out for a bumper charge when an English heavyweight picks up the telephone.