It’s an open secret that Liverpool are eager to strengthen their centre-backs ranks throughout this summer time’s switch window.
Whereas numerous targets masking each place on the pitch have been mooted, the centre of defence seems to be a precedence for Arne Slot, with the likes of Leny Yoro and Riccardo Calafiori among the many most distinguished names to be talked about in latest days.
That’s not forgetting longer-held targets corresponding to Piero Hincapie, both, though evidently neither of the latter two are being critically thought of at Anfield.
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Chatting with GIVEMESPORT about Liverpool’s probably summer time switch exercise, Ben Jacobs started by saying of the Italy defender: “My understanding is that Liverpool will not be actively within the race for him at this stage.
“We’ve heard hyperlinks with a number of Premier League golf equipment, however Liverpool sources downplay the hyperlinks which might be being made between Calafiori and them, so it seems that they produce other targets that they’re engaged on.
“That’s the identical additionally for Piero Hincapie as properly, who is continually being linked with Liverpool. However once more, there’s denials from sources near Liverpool that he’s a goal they’re seeking to pursue, both.”
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We’d wish to suppose {that a} left-footed centre-back could be excessive on Liverpool’s precedence listing this summer time, provided that we at the moment have no person becoming that description within the first-team squad, so it’s stunning to us that neither Calafiori nor Hincapie are being strongly pursued by the Reds.
The Italian and the Ecuadorian would each match that individual area of interest, together with providing the potential to function long-term choices at Anfield, with every of the duo simply 22 years of age.
Because it stands, Yoro seems to be LFC’s main candidate by way of potential centre-back reinforcements. The Lille teenager – who’s primarily right-footed – has been hailed as a ‘generational expertise‘, so it’s no shock that he’s been touted for a giant transfer this 12 months.
It appears disappointing that Liverpool don’t look like majorily in for Calafiori or Hincapie (each valued within the area of £46m), with the previous seeming to be an ideal match for Slot’s squad.
Nonetheless, we should belief within the evaluation which has been performed by the Reds’ recruitment group, who are inclined to get it proper way more typically than hitting a bum be aware in relation to switch selections.
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