Liverpool ‘keeping watch’ on 2 centre-back alternatives to Marc Guehi – Liverpool FC

Liverpool are within the centre-back market with Marc Guehi on the prime of their want listing, however two different targets have been named because the membership maintain watch.

Guehi is within the last yr of his contract at Crystal Palace, who’re holding agency on their valuation of their captain regardless of working the chance of dropping him at no cost subsequent summer time.

Experiences have recommended the Eagles desire a price near £50 million for his or her No. 6, however just lately the Guardian‘s Andy Hunter claimed the asking worth was nearer to £65 million.

It’s not a determine Liverpool might be desperate to match and thus they are going to be open to alternate options having already diminished their centre-back ranks after promoting Jarell Quansah.

In line with Liverpool journalist David Lynch, on his Substack, the membership have a transparent need “so as to add a younger centre-back with room to develop” – and Parma’s Giovanni Leoni and Wolfsburg’s Konstantinos Koulierakis “have been watched.”

If the membership are unable to signal the Crystal Palace captain, Lynch explains that they’d “revert to their most popular profile” at centre-back, which the abovementioned duo fulfil.

Leoni is just 18 however loved a breakout second half of the yr in Serie A, that includes 17 instances and scoring as soon as – he already stands at a formidable 6’4″ and may be utilised at right-back.

Koulierakis, in the meantime, is 21 and a longtime senior worldwide with Greece; he performed 38 instances for Wolfsburg final season and completed with three targets and three assists.

With Koulierakis having additionally performed at left-back on the odd event, they every have some degree of versatility that we all know appeals to Arne Slot.

Having held curiosity in 20-year-old Dean Huijsen earlier than his swap to Actual Madrid, Liverpool’s need for the place is obvious if they can’t get Guehi by means of the door.

It’s not an unsurprising profile as there stays uncertainty over Ibrahima Konate as he enters the ultimate yr of his contract, whereas Joe Gomez is 28 and injury-prone, and Virgil van Dijk is nearer to his twilight years.

For comparability, Guehi will flip 25 this month and thus would symbolize a plug-and-go possibility for the rapid and long-term future as he will get set to enter his prime years with over 230 senior membership and worldwide appearances.