Liverpool have turned their attention to RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano.
Virgil van Dijk of Southampton gestures during the Premier League match against Crystal Palace.
Liverpool have identified the player they want to sign in January to try and solve their defensive issues, but it’s not Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk.
No, according to the Metro, RB Leipzig teenager Dayot Upamecano is centre-back that manager Jurgen Klopp believes can solve the Reds’ problems at the back.
Jurgen Klopp, manager of Liverpool, gives his team instructions.
Despite having been with Leipzig for less than a year following a January switch from Red Bull Salzburg, the 18-year-old has already won many admirers.
Not least in England, with Arsenal and Manchester United also keeping close tabs on Upamecano and a summer move was even mooted.
Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano (L) and Monaco’s Djibril Sidibe vie for the ball during the Champions League group G football match.
This would see the Merseysiders conducting further business with the Bundesliga club having already agreed a club record £48m (BBC) deal to sign Naby Keita from the Red Bull Arena Leipzig in 2018.
Upamecano has played 18 times in all competitions for last season’s runners-up in the German top tier and also has six caps for the France Under-19s.
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