Amid ongoing hyperlinks with Marc Guehi, Liverpool are additionally reportedly fascinated by one other centre-back from exterior the Premier League.
Having already made new additions in each full-back positions this summer season, the Reds at the moment are focusing on a central defensive acquisition, with the Premier League champions anticipated to step up their pursuit of the Crystal Palace star within the coming days (Fabrizio Romano).
He isn’t the one centre-back on Richard Hughes’ radar, although, with reviews from France highlighting one other such goal at Anfield.
Liverpool fascinated by Castello Lukeba
In response to Market soccerLiverpool are among the many golf equipment taking an curiosity in RB Leipzig’s Castello Lukeba, who’s additionally being sought by Bayern Munich and Tottenham Hotspur.
The 22-year-old is open to leaving the Purple Bull-owned outfit and has a launch clause of €90m (£77.8m), though he has a casual settlement together with his employers that he might be bought for lower than that quantity, thus giving potential suitors scope for negotiation on a participant with 4 years remaining on his contract.
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Would Lukeba be a worthy different to Guehi for Liverpool?
The sale of Jarell Quansah to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday leaves Liverpool needing to herald a centre-back alternative in order that they’re not susceptible to leaving themselves brief in that a part of the squad, the place Arne Slot presently has simply three senior choices.
Guehi’s confirmed expertise within the Premier League would make him the best candidate to fill the void, as would his homegrown standing (the Reds are crusing dangerously near the wind in that regard). On each of these fronts, he has a right away benefit over Lukeba.
If the Palace defender have been to show unattainable, although, what qualities is perhaps main LFC in the direction of his RB counterpart as an alternative?
As per FBrefthe 6 foot 1 Frenchman excels with the ball at his toes. His match common of 0.97 succesful take-ons per 90 minutes positioned him within the high 1% of positional friends in Europe’s 5 fundamental leagues final season, whereas he additionally ranked within the high 12% and 20% respectively together with his match averages for progressive passes (4.56) and carries (1.15).
In the meantime, his profile on the official Bundesliga web site describes him as a ‘very trendy left-sided central defender’ who’s proficient in his ‘studying of the sport, timing within the sort out, physicality and talent to distribute the ball from the again’, qualities which might make him an excellent match for Slot’s Liverpool facet.
Lukeba’s openness to leaving Leipzig – a membership with whom the Reds have accomplished loads of enterprise lately – might additionally work in our favour, if Hughes have been to significantly pursue a transfer for the 22-year-old.
Guehi stays the golden goose on the subject of potential centre-back recruitment, but when LFC are unable to land him, then his French counterpart appears fairly worthy of consideration as a Plan B.
