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Steve Nicol has told former club Liverpool to sign Dayot Upamecano in January.
Less than a month after Virgil van Dijk was ruled out for the remainder of the Reds season, Joe Gomez’s campaign is now on the line.
The 23-year-old suffered a knee injury during England training this week and Liverpool revealed on Thursday that the player has already undergone surgery, but no schedule has been offered for his return.
It could be argued that Van Dijk and Gomez are Jurgen Klopp’s best center-backs and their absence leaves the German coach with injury-prone Joel Matip and central midfielder Fabinho, also injured at the moment, as his best replacements from now until January.
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The Premier League champions are in dire need of reinforcements.
And club legend Nicol has told ESPN FC on YouTube that Klopp must get the power of RB Leipzig this winter.
He said: “Liverpool have to go out and spend a lot of money. Joe Gomez at 23 has already had two major surgeries. The chances of it happening again increase. This forces them to do so and they should go find Upamecano. “
The 22-year-old has a £ 36 million release clause that kicks in in 2021 [Bild] and Nicol is right, Liverpool need to get it, or at least someone with a high profile.
They are the reigning Premier League champions and it could be argued that their title defense depends on whether Klopp hires a central defender.
He needed one prior to Gomez’s injury. Now it is a matter of enormous importance.
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