With the departure of Joel Matip and the age of Virgil Van Dijk, Liverpool are looking for a new breeze in the centre-back corps. Despite the emergence of 21-year-old defender Jarell Quansah last season, the demand for a left-footed centre-back remains a priority.
A wide variety of defender names have emerged, including Sporting defender Goncalo Inácio, Nottingham Forest defender Murillo and Eintracht Frankfurt defender William Pacho, but none have been acquired at the moment.
Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori, who is likely to move to Arsenal, was also mentioned as a target, but with Liverpool reportedly already out of contention, former German midfielder Dietmar Hamann said his old club should take the player if they want to go for the trophy. He said.
“Riccardo Calafiori is a very good player and is so comfortable on the ball, it’s no surprise that when he missed Italy’s game against Switzerland, they put in a terrible performance.”
“They were awful from start to finish, awful. That came after he set up the last-minute equaliser against Croatia. I think Virgil van Dijk said he wants to stay and he wants to be with his fellow countryman Arne Slot, he wants to help him get back to winning ways at Liverpool.”
“Ibrahima Konate is a brilliant defender but just has too many injuries. Calafiori would be a very good player depending on how much he’d cost.”
“He’s certainly a player that would be a starter for Liverpool given what he did for his club last season and for his country. He’s the type of player who improves your team and obviously that’s mighty important when you want to challenge for trophies.”
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