Liverpool could need to fast-track any plans they’ve in regard to touchdown reported defensive goal Micky van de Ven (90Min).
Fabrizio Romano reported on Twitter that Tottenham will proceed to carry talks for the Wolfsburg centre-half, with a ultimate resolution set to depend upon the potential asking worth and negotiations.
Tottenham are nonetheless contemplating Edmond Tapsoba as prime goal however no official bid but — whereas talks will proceed for each Tapsoba and van de Ven this week. 🚨⚪️ #THFC
Last resolution on new CB will rely additionally on asking worth/negotiations with Leverkusen and Wolfsburg. pic.twitter.com/HZtQ8SwZ7j
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) July 10, 2023
Hyperlinks to the Reds have gone just a little dry admittedly, with a fair unlikelier choice in Chelsea’s Levi Colwill dominating the headlines.
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Who can be keen to be a fourth/fifth alternative for Liverpool?
The consensus that seems to have been reached among the many extra dependable sources out there is that Liverpool received’t be seeking to land somebody they’ll instantly throw into the first-XI for the backline.
That’s an comprehensible place to take on condition that we’re nonetheless in possession of some critical high quality in Joel Matip, Joe Gomez, Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk.
Finally, nevertheless, we discover it tough to disregard the much more generally shared issues across the fragility of the central defence.
The numbers are current, although it’s maybe price stating to any potential addition that they’d unlikely wrestle for alternatives if latest historical past is something to go by.
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