Liverpool want El Chadaille Bitshiabu as they line up a raid for the Paris Saint-Germain talent this summer.
That is according to a report from French website Le10 Sport, who claim that Bitshiabu is attracting major interest.
Liverpool are one of the clubs now keen to land Bitshiabu this summer alongside Eintracht Frankfurt and Borussia Dortmund.
It’s added that Manchester United are also keen with both Liverpool and the Red Devils showing a ‘strong interest in recent days’.
Liverpool have been linked with a number of centre backs for this summer, possibly because Joe Gomez may end up leaving.
Bitshiabu would certainly be one for the future but he has already made 10 Ligue 1 appearances this season at just 17.
Liverpool may well see Bitshiabu as a player who can join Jurgen Klopp’s first team and ultimately learn from Virgil van Dijk.
Add in that Bitshiabu is a left-footed centre back – very popular in the modern game – and Liverpool may well have found a top talent.
Who is Liverpool target El Chadaille Bitshiabu?
El Chadaille Bitshiabu actually started in the Boulogne-Billancourt ranks before heading to PSG in 2017.
A giant defender at 6ft 5in tall, Bitshiabu was over 6ft tall at just 12 years old and looked like an absolute giant in the PSG ranks.
Bitshiabu is so highly rated that The Guardian named him in their NextGen series in September, which focuses on 60 of the best young talents in world football.
PSG really need to start keeping hold of these talents moving forward.
The likes of Mike Maignan, Christopher Nkunku and Moussa Diaby have all moved on in recent times having come through at PSG.
PSG have another defender arriving this summer in Milan Skriniar, which could dent Bitshiabu’s first-team hopes.
If Liverpool can sell him on the idea of becoming a first-team player at Anfield in the coming years, they may just be able to tempt him away.
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