Liverpool might flip to the free agent market as they add to their centre-back ranks this summer time, with Eintracht Frankfurt’s Evan Ndicka wished.
Whereas it’s not but sure, it’s probably that Liverpool will signal a brand new centre-back within the upcoming switch window.
Nat Phillips is anticipated to depart on a everlasting foundation, whereas choices may very well be revamped the futures of Joel Matip and Joe Gomez.
Matip, who’s 32 in August and may have a yr left on his contract, is the extra probably candidate to maneuver on, seven years after his arrival from Schalke.
Liverpool might then replicate his signing with one other free switch from Bundesliga, with the Mirror‘s David Maddock reporting curiosity in Ndicka.
Title: Evan Ndicka
Age: 23
Nationality: French
Place: Centre-back, left-back
Membership: Eintracht Frankfurt
Apps this season: 35
Ndicka is a left-sided centre-back who may play at left-back, and has been with Frankfurt since 2018 following a transfer from boyhood membership Auxerre.
Maddock claims that Liverpool have tracked the 23-year-old from since his time in France, although they aren’t alone as each Arsenal and Tottenham are additionally linked.
It’s defined that there’s “no assure” Ndicka can be satisfied to go to Anfield given Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate are set as first-choice starters.
He would solely must look to this season, nevertheless, as proof that alternatives are there for centre-backs at Liverpool, given the continuing harm state of affairs.
Konate (18) and Matip (13) have each missed a substantial variety of video games this season, whereas neither Van Dijk (six) or Gomez (4) have been ever-presents both.
Van Dijk (2,746) is the one centre-back to have clocked greater than 2,000 minutes on the pitch for the Reds thus far, with Gomez (1,943) the following closest.
In the meantime, Ndicka has performed the vast majority of minutes in every of his 5 seasons with Frankfurt, with solely minor accidents to report in that point.
His capability to play because the left-sided centre-back might enable very important cowl for Van Dijk, who regardless of his elite standing has proven indicators of wear and tear since his long-term knee harm.
The Frenchman is unlikely to be the one soon-to-be free agent on Liverpool’s radar, with Frankfurt team-mate Daichi Kamada additionally touted with a transfer to Merseyside.
Roberto Firmino is already confirmed to be leaving on the expiry of his contract this summer time, whereas Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and maybe each James Milner and Adrian are because of observe him.
