The Hoops had a £6million-plus fee agreed as part of his loan but they've got around the table to bring that price tag down.
As part of the loan agreement with Benfica, the Hoops had a figure of over £6million agreed to make the deal a permanent switch to Glasgow, but the Scottish champions are looking to negotiate that down with Record Sport revealing on Tuesday that they are confident of bringing down the initial costs by giving more on add-ons plus a sell-on fee.
Now the Daily Mail reports that the package the Hoops are discussing with the Portuguese giants is in the region of £3.5million. That is nearly half of what the initial agreement was with the same report stating Rodgers' men propose to pay £3m up front, with add-ons adding a potential further £500k plus a percentage of any sale if he moves on again. They state Bernardo is open to making the move to Glasgow on a long-term deal.
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