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The center-back will be away for several months and the former Reds defender says the RB Leipzig star could make up for the loss.
Liverpool should act on their interest in RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano in January to cover for Virgil van Dijk while he’s injured, says Jamie Carragher.
The Reds center-back will be out of action for months after sustaining a serious knee ligament injury when he was tackled by Everton goalkeeper Jordan Pickford just 11 minutes from the 2-2 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday.
Carragher, a former Liverpool star, believes the Premier League champions need to dive into the transfer market to make up for the absence of the Dutch captain and thinks Upamecano, who has also been linked to Manchester United, would be a smart move for January.
“Liverpool’s next big signing had to be a center back anyway and I’m talking next summer,” the former England defender said in Sky sports.
“Dejan Lovren left and they didn’t replace him, so they only have three center-backs and one of them, Joel Matip, is always injured. Now there are question marks about Joe Gomez.
“So there is no question that Liverpool had to do something big in the transfer market next summer. That was the next. That now has to be brought forward to January 1, whoever the target is in the summer. Not late. January. [wasting time that month] negotiate with a club. “
He added: “There is a young man that everyone was talking about in Leipzig, Dayot Upamecano, they talk about him. Whether he has the Van Dijk profile, I think he is only 6’1” or 6’2 “, so maybe Maybe not so airy, but if he’s the one they wanted, then go ahead.
“Pay extra money and do it on January 1. That means going 11 league games without Virgil van Dijk.
“One thing to say about Virgil van Dijk is that in the last 23 games they have only kept five clean sheets, and Van Dijk played them all, so it’s not that everything was perfect. We watched all seven against Aston Villa and we watched the match. from Leeds.
“But I think they have to go big with a signing.”
