Arne Slot and Levi Colwill (Photograph by Alex Pantling, Justin Setterfield/Getty Photos)
Liverpool are reportedly eyeing up new centre-backs for the summer season switch window, and have three predominant names on their listing.
If the Reds do find yourself signing a brand new defender, it could possibly be that it additionally has main repercussions for Chelsea.
That’s as a result of Blues star Levi Colwill is one identify that Liverpool aren’t ruling out shifting for, as they’ve had an curiosity in him previously, in response to Rousing the Kop.
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The Merseyside giants may additionally be within the race for Bournemouth centre-back Dean Huijsen, in response to 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 listing of targets is Sporting Lisbon’s Goncalo Inacio, in response to RTK.
Which centre-back ought to Liverpool signal this summer season?
Levi Colwill and Dean Huijsen (Photograph by Ryan Pierse, Michael Steele/Getty Photos)
Liverpool have already got an outstanding 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 turning into a free agent, so it could be that LFC might want to herald a long-term substitute for him quickly.
Even when the skilled Dutchman stays at Anfield, it could possibly be good to have somebody like Colwill or Huijsen prepared to come back into the crew at the very least on occasion, earlier than turning into a starter later.
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Colwill hasn’t been that convincing for Chelsea this season, however he’s lengthy been thought of a massively promising younger expertise.
One imagines Colwill might enhance at a membership like Liverpool, who’re extra steady and customarily higher arrange than Chelsea are proper now.
Huijsen (who has a £50m launch clause, in response to TEAMtalk) could possibly be one other advantageous choice for Arne Slot’s facet, and it may be extra practical to go for him than to attempt signing a homegrown participant like Colwill from a serious rival.