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The picture may have just become clearer for Liverpool in their pursuit of Andre Trindade after Fluminense's latest activity.
Andre has been tracked in recent months as a potential heir to fellow Brazilian Fabinho in Jurgen Klopp's ongoing rebuild
Fluminense were claimed by Globo earlier in the week to have turned down a £25.5 million offer, a fee that would have instantly been a club record sale.
Brazilian reporter Emmanuel Luiz went on record to suggest that personal terms had been settled upon
But it now appears highly unlikely that a deal could be done in this window - and a stunning performance from Andre partly explains why
Playing in the Copa Libertadores overnight, the Brazilian club recorded a 2-0 quarter-final first leg victory
The man in question opened the scoring with a low long-range strike that travelled through a crowded penalty area and outfoxed the goalkeeper, then went on complete a man of the match display.
Utilised as the sole destroyer in a 4-1-3-2 formation, over 90 minutes Andre recorded 104 accurate passes with a 95% success rate
Their second leg takes place in the early hours of next Friday UK time - which is transfer deadline day for English clubs.
With Fluminense on track to progress to the next round of their Champions League equivalent and time running out to purchase a replacement for Andre,
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