The hunt for recent defensive reinforcements continues, however we’re already dealing with acquainted issues – and the squad is trying worryingly mild.
As reported by Paul Joyce in The Instancesour Premier League-winning squad is now down to only two recognised senior centre-backs, with Joe Gomez returning to Merseyside carrying an achilles harm.
That leaves solely Virgil van Dijk and Ibou Konate as match, established choices – a fragile scenario after Jarell Quansah was bought to Bayer Leverkusen earlier this summer season for an preliminary £30 million.
Liverpool are very mild on the coronary heart of our defence
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Joyce defined that we’ve already failed in bids for 3 totally different centre-backs – Leny Yoro, Levi Colwill and Dean Huijsen – over the previous three successive summers.
There’s admiration for Marc Guehi, who helped Crystal Palace win the FA Cup final season and is now into the ultimate yr of his contract, however the suggestion is we’ll stroll away if a switch saga develops, fairly than overpay or be held to ransom.
“They like Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi… however are unlikely to be drawn right into a saga over the England worldwide,” Joyce wrote.
That might open the door for different golf equipment to swoop in – simply as Actual Madrid have completed with Huijsen.
Guehi could worth himself out of a transfer to Liverpool
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This replace provides additional weight to Arne Slot’s want to reshape the defence, particularly after the gross sales of Quansah and Nat Phillips, whereas Gomez’s setback solely highlights how brief we’re for an extended season forward.
The necessity for recruitment is clear. The membership has been scouting younger centre halves throughout Europe, which might level again to curiosity in different rising names, with the precise steadiness of age, resale worth and profile.
Liverpool have already let Trent Alexander-Arnold go to Madrid and sanctioned a number of exits on the again – however except a deal is struck quickly, we might be pressured to rely too closely on simply two centre-backs as soon as once more.
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