Football

Liverpool eye Koulibaly deal amidst defensive crisis


Premier League champions, Liverpool are reportedly interested in a deal to bring Napoli’s Senegalese international defender, Kalidou Koulibaly to Anfield.
The Reds are said to be keen on completing the proposed deal as early as January 2021 as Jurgen Klopp desperately seeks to ease his defensive worries.
Virgil van Dijk (knee), Joe Gomez (knee), Fabinho (hamstring) and Trent Alexander-Arnold (calf) are defensive stalwarts ruled out with short and long term injuries with Liverpool looking extremely short at the back as a result.
According to The Mirror, a number of replacements are in the Anfield crosshairs ahead of the January transfer window.  
Among them is Koulibaly, 29, who Klopp is said to be a big fan of.  
Senegal team-mate Sadio Mane is described as a potential asset in a deal, with Liverpool priced out of a move in the summer.  RB Leipzig star and Manchester United target Dayot Upamecano is another defender being considered.
The Premier League champions reportedly share a good relationship with the German club’s paymasters and Upamecano is said to have a £54million release clause.  
That will drop to £36.5m in the summer, meaning a January switch may suit both Leipzig’s coffers and Liverpool’s urgent need.  Another name floated for the Reds’ January business is Schalke youngster Ozan Kabak.  
The 20-year-old is emerging as a star at the Bundesliga club, who are languishing in the relegation zone, but is reportedly not seen as the short-term solution for this particular crisis.

Sammy Wejinya

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