Arne Slot and Levi Colwill (Photograph by Alex Pantling, Justin Setterfield/Getty Pictures)
Liverpool are reportedly eyeing up new centre-backs for the summer season switch window, and have three primary names on their record.
If the Reds do find yourself signing a brand new defender, it may very well be that it additionally has main repercussions for Chelsea.
That’s as a result of Blues star Levi Colwill is one identify that Liverpool should not ruling out transferring for, as they’ve had an curiosity in him previously, in line with Rousing the Kop.
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The Merseyside giants may also be within the race for Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen, in line with the report, whereas he’s additionally been linked with Chelsea previously, as per Fabrizio Romano’s earlier unique report for us.
The third identify on their record of targets is Sporting Lisbon’s Goncalo Inacio, in line with RTK.
Which centre-back ought to Liverpool signal this summer season?
Liverpool have already got an excellent central defensive pairing within the type of Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate, however there might maybe be room for a younger expertise to come back in in that place.
Van Dijk, for one factor, is edging worryingly near changing into a free agent, so it might be that LFC might want to herald a long-term substitute for him quickly.
Even when the skilled Dutchman stays at Anfield, it may very well be good to have somebody like Colwill or Huijsen prepared to come back into the workforce at the very least now and again, earlier than changing into a starter later.
Colwill hasn’t been that convincing for Chelsea this season, however he’s lengthy been thought-about a vastly promising younger expertise.
One imagines Colwill might enhance at a membership like Liverpool, who’re extra secure and usually higher arrange than Chelsea are proper now.
Huijsen (who has a £50m launch clause, in line with TEAMtalk) may very well be one other superb choice for Arne Slot’s facet, and it may be extra real looking to go for him than to attempt signing a homegrown participant like Colwill from a serious rival.
