Liverpool gifted surprise transfer hope by world-class star
Liverpool gifted surprise transfer hope by world-class star Liverpool have been gifted genuine hope of a transfer - and it's come as a surprise. The Reds may get a world-class player. There’s no question that Liverpool must look at centre-backs this summer.
Ibrahima Konate’s expiring contract forces that as the club risk being left short on senior options. Virgil van Dijk will turn 35, while Joe Gomez enters the final year of his own contract and could depart. That would mean teenager Giovanni Leoni (who’s also recovering from a serious knee injury) and 20-year-old Jeremy Jacquet (who’s also recovering from shoulder surgery) are the only long-term options.
In fact, they’d be the only options offering more than a one-season window. That’s not good enough if Liverpool want to compete at the top level. Thus a new centre-back must come in and one of the best available is Nico Schlotterbeck .
as he prepares to enter the final year of his deal at Borussia Dortmund. However, it appeared he was off the table. Schlotterbeck was reported to be very close to a new deal at Dortmund , albeit one that provided a release clause for 2027.
He’s now denied that, per Sky Germany . Schlotterbeck says there is no new deal and that Dortmund’s change of sporting director likely restarts the whole process of talks. It’s a boost for Liverpool, then.