With Dutch defender Virgil van Dijk turning 33 and 27-year-old defender Joe Gomez facing a possible exit, Liverpool are keen on a new young centre-back. They were expected to acquire him this summer, but as a result the defender didn’t welcome anyone into the team.
However, it is understandable that Liverpool are looking to strengthen their final line, and depending on the contract situation with the former Southampton defender, this could be a pressing issue.
There have been rumours linking him with various players, including Sporting defender Goncalo Inácio, with new names continually surfacing and disappearing.
According to Caught Offside, Liverpool are interested in 24-year-old defender Nico Schlotterbeck from Borussia Dortmund and are evaluating him as a long-term successor to Van Dijk.
Since joining Dortmund from Freiburg in the summer of 2022, Schlotterbeck has scored six goals and provided 12 assists in 96 games so far, and has also made his debut for Germany in 2022, having started 17 games on the pitch. In addition to centre-back, he can also play at left-back.
There have been reports of interest from Real Madrid and Arsenal for the 24-year-old defender, who has established himself in the Bundesliga Liverpool are preparing a €50 million transfer fee to secure the centre-back, who is also targeted by mega clubs.
Some reports suggest that Liverpool are looking for a left-handed defender who can also play at left-back, so the Weibringen-born centre-back could be the right man for the job.
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