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Publication date: Monday, October 19, 2020 10:22
Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes the club should sign Manchester United goal Dayot Upamecano in the January transfer window.
The Reds lack depth in center back after Virgil van Dijk was ruled out for at least seven months with an anterior cruciate ligament injury.
They now only have three players to choose from at that position after selling Dejan Lovren in the summer.
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While appearing on Sky Sports, Carragher revealed his advice to the Liverpool board. He said (via Daily Star): “Anyway, Liverpool’s next big signing had to be a central defender.
And I’m talking next summer. (Dejan) Lovren left, they didn’t replace him in the squad, they only have three centrals.
“One of them, (Joel) Matip, is always injured. And there are question marks when talking about (Joe) Gomez, so there’s no question Liverpool will have to go big in the transfer market next summer. That should now be brought forward to January 1.
“Not at the end of January, without negotiating with a club. There is a boy that everyone talks about, Upamecano in Leipzig, they talk about him.
“He’s not Van Dijk’s profile, maybe 6ft 1, 6ft 2 so maybe not that aerial challenger, but if that’s the one Liverpool wanted next summer, go ahead and pay extra money and do it. January 1st.
“That means Liverpool would have to go through the next 11 league games without Virgil van Dijk.”
After van Dijk’s injury at the recent Merseyside derby, Carragher also spoke about his Worrying about Liverpool’s title chances. Losing the all-round defender could be a major turning point in the course of this season.
Upamecano has been widely linked with a switch to Man Utd. His current contract means he can leave RB Leipzig for £ 38 million next summer.
The 21-year-old has emerged as one of the most valuable young players in the world after emerging as one of the top talents in the Bundesliga.
It looks like an interesting battle could take place between two of the best clubs in England for their services.
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