Liverpool are ‘unlikely to sign a center back in January’ with manager Jurgen Klopp urging a stop-back defender without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez ‘makes no sense’
- Liverpool are missing cover at center-back due to injuries to two regular starters
- The long absences of Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez leave the Reds short
- But Jurgen Klopp does not seem to be introducing a quick fix through this window
- Ozan Kabak, Dayot Upamecano and Ben White have all been spotted recently
- But there are unlikely to be any moves in January despite the recent fall in form at the Reds
Liverpool are unlikely to sign a center back this month despite a lack of coverage in the situation with the club’s transfer committee ‘not hosting a quick fix’, which according to reports.
The Warriors have been weakened in recent months by the ACL injury at the end of the season on linchpin Virgil van Dijk in October, and a knee injury to Joe Gomez in November while on international work.
With Joel Matip also recently injured, some fans are urging the Reds to invest in a center back only after looking at options such as Ozan Kabak, Dayot Upamecano and Ben White according to The Athletics, the club are reluctant to sign a stop – gap defense that Jurgen Klopp says would make ‘very little sense’.
Liverpool are unlikely to sign center back with Jurgen Klopp saying it would make ‘some sense’
First team center supporters Virgil van Dijk (L) and Joe Gomez (R) are out with long-term injuries
The report states that the transition committee made up of Klopp, FSG president Mike Gordon and sports director Michael Edwards does not host the notion of being ‘financially reckless.’
With Fabinho entering as a fitting cover at the back and the commendable performances of backs Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams, as well as captain Jordan Henderson, there is no sign of confirmation this month.
The report says the club has looked at the prospects for the arrival of support centers, with communications made in November by representatives from Turkish center Schalke half Kabak.
But Liverpool chose not to pursue a contract, with Kabak now looking to move elsewhere with a Bundesliga club valued at £ 25m.
Defender RB Leipzig Upamecano and Brighton center-back Whiteon were also scrutinized, but January’s moves for both are difficult due to Champions League concerns and individual relegation concerns.
The Reds held initial talks with representatives of Ozan Kabak (L) but chose not to pursue him.
Dayot Upamecano (L) at RB Leipzig and Ben White at Brighton are also examined in detail
In the last few weeks, Klopp talked about the problem of dealing in January: ‘This is a very difficult moving window, as you might expect.
‘A lot of the clubs don’t have real money.’
Meanwhile, Anfield officials said the club had never been interested in defender Lille Sven Botman, with the Dutchman linked with a move to Merseyside.
With Liverpool losing more than £ 100m in revenue as a result of the pandemic and a loss of playday revenue, backstages are of the essential and affordable quality to first team development scarce this month.
Liverpool have no interest in Lille defender Sven Botman (L), according to reports
Calls from some fans for investment come after the heroes won any of their last three Premier League games.
Since winning 7-0 at Crystal Palace on December 19, the Reds have drawn to West Brom and Newcastle bottom and then lost their second league game of the season at Southampton on Monday night.
They play Aston Villa next Friday night in the third round of the FA Cup before hosting Manchester United’s title rivals in next week’s crunch league race.