Liverpool staff are baffled by suggestions that they could sign Sven Botman from Lille this month, the Athletic say.
Liverpool have been strongly linked with Botman from multiple sources, but the reaction from inside the Anfield camp is one of bewilderment.
Reds sources apparently say that Botman is not an immediate target for them, and he won’t even be looked at in the summer.
Liverpool still claim that they won’t be doing business in January, even with their defensive issues evident.
Jurgen Klopp’s side have had to deal with Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip recently, and that has seen a downturn in results.
Liverpool have been forced to take Fabinho and Jordan Henderson out of midfield and play them at the back, such is their paucity of options.
The news that Botman will not be arriving, therefore, may come as a disappointment to many Liverpool supporters.
The £27 million defender (Foot Mercato) is considered one of the brightest talents in French football, and his arrival could have offered Klopp some much needed depth in central defence.
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