Liverpool may face competitors from Ange Postecoglu’s Tottenham ought to the Reds transfer in for Bournemouth centre-half Lloyd Kelly in January.
Soccer Insider now report that the Reds might be in line to snap up the 24-year-old for a cut-price charge provided that his present phrases are set to run out in the summertime of 2024.
It’s a prospect the Cherries are understood to be ready to just accept over the opportunity of a international membership swooping in to agree a pre-contract cope with six months left on his phrases within the winter window.
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Simply how desperately we’ll want a brand new centre-back stays to be seen, although the early warning indicators have already been current – primarily within the type of Ibrahima Konate’s muscle harm concern.
As a left-footed centre-half who can play on the left of defence, nonetheless, we’d count on the Bournemouth man to be introduced in as potential cowl for Virgil van Dijk, if we’re certainly eager on his providers.
It’s a little bit of a barely baffling transfer, nonetheless, within the sense that it had been speculated Liverpool have been eager on a younger possibility who wouldn’t essentially kick up a fuss at being second-choice to one of many world’s main defenders.
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