Liverpool in aggressive fight with Chelsea for £300k per week Barcelona star
Changes are coming to Liverpool’s backline in summer. We could see Ibrahima Konate leave on a free transfer when his contract ends.Arne Slot would be left with a lack of experience at the heart of d...
Liverpool in aggressive fight with Chelsea for £300k per week Barcelona star Changes are coming to Liverpool’s backline in summer. We could see Ibrahima Konate leave on a free transfer when his contract ends. Arne Slot would be left with a lack of experience at the heart of defence as right now it’s uncertain that either Jeremy Jacquet or Giovanni Leoni are ready to take over on a full-time basis.
There is a lack of clarity over Joe Gomez too with the versatile right-back / centre-back out of contract in 2027. Liverpool could opt to cash in on the 28-year-old in order to avoid losing him for free next summer. The Premier League champions have also had trouble at right-back this season owing to injuries to both Jeremie Frimpong and Conor Bradley.
Slot has been forced to use Dominik Szoboszlai in the right-back position - which means losing his dynamism and creativity through the midfield. Richard Hughes however is watching carefully and making plans to fortify the right-back and centre-back positions over summer. Liverpool monitoring Kounde And one player who could come in and cover both areas is Jules Kounde .
In fact there now appears to be a pathway to a deal with Caught Offside declaring that Barcelona are now willing to sell the 27-year-old. Kounde joined Barca back in 2022 from Sevilla and has since grown into a key first-team player. The Catalans haven’t been as reliant on the Frenchman this season however leading to speculation that they could be ready to cash in.