Liverpool’s centre-back search might but see them flip to a different RB Leipzig star in Mo Simakan.
The French U21s star has reportedly courted some intrigue from the Reds’ decision-makers, with the membership nonetheless but to make a primary senior signing within the Arne Slot period.
Fabrizio Romano has now shared that concrete negotiations have but to come up between participant and membership over his companies within the present switch window.
“It’s a hearsay we have now immediately from Germany. What I can let you know is that Liverpool – folks in cost, folks within the board at Liverpool – have been monitoring and know very nicely Mo Simakan,” the CaughtOffside columnist spoke on his YouTube channel.
“They’ve been following participant and consider he’s a really gifted defender.
“In the intervening time, there are not any concrete negotiations between the brokers of Simakan and Liverpool or Liverpool and Leipzig, so that is the state of affairs. However I can affirm that is certainly one of many centre-backs they’ve been monitoring.”
The 24-year-old has featured 14 occasions as a right-back in 2023/24, although is primarily a centre-back (26 appearances this time period).
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Simakan registered a decent seven purpose contributions within the prior marketing campaign.
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Ought to Liverpool be occupied with Mo Simakan?
Versatility was a giant factor for Jurgen Klopp when assessing the worth of his squad and potential incomings.
We moderately suspect it would additionally maintain forex with the German tactician’s alternative, Arne Slot.
It opens up the doorways to recent alternatives inside the present Liverpool contingent. As an example, permitting our new Dutch head coach to return Joe Gomez to a central defensive place on a everlasting foundation as soon as extra.
There can also be room, then, for an additional dialog over Trent Alexander-Arnold’s greatest place, even when it appears unlikely that our teaching employees will push him into midfield.
We’re nonetheless of the thoughts {that a} left-sided centre-back would provide extra worth at this time limit, however there’s no hurt in conserving a watching transient on Simakan within the meantime.
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