Liverpool are believed to be occupied with a transfer for RB Leipzig defender Josko Gvardiol however the supervisor of the Bundesliga outfit has insisted the Croatian is not going to depart the membership in the summertime.
Chelsea have been linked with a transfer for the 21-year-old final yr and in January however no transfer ever materialised and with the Reds struggling for consistency this time period and transport 5 objectives to Actual Madrid within the Champions League on Tuesday, Fabrizio Romano (through GOAL) has now claimed that the Anfield outfit have joined the race for the central defender.
Gvardiol scored final evening as Leipzig held Manchester Metropolis to a 1-1 attract Germany and though he has beforehand admitted he needs to play within the Premier League and that he’s an enormous Liverpool fan, meaning nothing for the time being in line with his present supervisor Marco Rose.
“Josko Gvardiol will probably be a RB Leipzig participant subsequent season as nicely,” Rose informed tv2sport (through Metro). “I’m the coach and I’m asking for that.
“He’s blissful right here. He stated he needs to play within the Premier League, however he didn’t say when!”
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The Croatian worldwide impressed on the World Cup in Qatar on the finish of final yr as he helped his nation to the semi-finals earlier than they have been defeated 3-0 by eventual event winners Argentina.
Accidents have prevented Jurgen Klopp from having a settled central defensive partnership this time period with Ibou Konate at the moment sidelined and Virgil van Dijk solely not too long ago returning to health following a hamstring damage.
Joe Gomez and Joel Matip have struggled for consistency this season so including reinforcements within the space is actually not a foul concept.
Leipzig would reportedly look to make Gvardiol the costliest defender in soccer historical past if he was to depart the membership within the close to future.
A report through TEAMTALK claims that the defender has an ‘exit clause’ in his contract with the German outfit which implies he’d be capable of depart the membership in the summertime of 2024 in the event that they have been to obtain a proposal of £98m.
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