Liverpool opted not to sign another central

This summer Liverpool had a typically impressive transfer window. The Reds went out and bought a world-class midfielder, an exciting forward, and a backup left-back. They also cut equipment where they needed it to keep net spending to a minimum. Liverpool opted not to sign another central defender, an early injury to Virgil van Dijk could make this bet bite them again.

Liverpool transfer window

Michael Edwards made some of his best moves and deals during this transfer window.

The Reds manager managed to sign the best midfielder of the Champions League winner by a short, he also caught one of Portugal’s brightest young stars.

Mickey also got rid of some dead wood to raise funds, one of those outings saw Dejan Lovren join Zenit.

Many believed Liverpool would buy another central defender to replace Degsy, but they held off, seeming to give Fabinho the fourth pick.

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When Dejan Lovren left, several names were dropped as possible replacements.

Ozan Kabak and Malick Thiaw were mentioned more than a couple of times when fans and newspapers guessed who Liverpool would bring in as central defender.

At one point youth player Billy Koumetio was touted as the potential fourth option, however it appears Fabinho has been assigned the role as no defender was hired despite the senior team only having three center-backs. recognized.

Virgil van Dijk’s injury

The central Liverpool bet has returned almost immediately to bite them.

The Reds would have bet that Virgil van Dijk, who is never injured, would not.

This weekend he was injured. Jordan Pickford lunged at the Dutchman in a sick tackle that saw the defender limping out of the Merseyside Derby.

At the moment there is no confirmation of how long the central defender will be out.

If it is indeed a long period on the sidelines, then this bet has backfired massively in Liverpool.