Liverpool, which has been in contention for the top of the table since the start of the season after last season’s slump, sought to revamp its midfielders in the summer of 2023, bringing in Alexis Mac Allister and Dominik Szoboszlai, whose average age had also increased.
However, as the season has progressed, the number of injuries has been increasing here. Among them, Joel Matip will be out for a long time, and it is essential to strengthen the final line, where Andy Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas, and the regular left back class have left the field one after another.
According to Jornal de Noticias, the club is open to a deal for Portuguese defender Gonçalo Inácio, who is also being targeted by Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, and could pay as much as £52 million in termination fees in the winter transfer market.
Inácio has been a mainstay at his club Sporting, making over 140 appearances in total. He is a left-handed center back, which Liverpool does not have, and has recently become a regular in the Portuguese national team, and has also played an increasing number of games for the full national team.
The 22-year-old center back, who can also operate at left back, has a contract renewed in August 2023, and although he has a contract remaining until 2027, he is said to be positive about making the step up to the Premier League and should find it difficult to ignore interest from prestigious clubs such as Liverpool and Arsenal.
Joe Gomez, who also plays as a reserve right back, is expected to be used more in that position with the departure of the left backs. The Portuguese defender could be an ideal option in terms of easing the burden on the 26-year-old center back, who is giving his all in an unfamiliar position.
With some journalists denying that Liverpool will acquire the player this winter, will Liverpool trigger his contract termination clause…?