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Chelsea's advanced transfer talks with Liverpool keeper Alisson Becker

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Chelsea reportedly held advanced talks to sign Alisson Becker - but gave Liverpool a chance to sign him when they thought they could persuade Thibaut Courtois to stay.

Brazil keeper Alisson joined Liverpool from Roma in a £67million move in 2018. He was the solution to a problem that had plagued the Reds, and together with the £75m signing of Virgil van Dijk, gave Liverpool the backbone they needed to kick on and become world beaters.

Having solidified their defence, Jurgen Klopp's side went on to win the Champions League, the UEFA Super Cup and the Club World Cup, before dominating this season's Premier League.

But it could have been so different, as Chelsea were at one stage deep in talks with Alisson - and the keeper was reportedly

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