Jurgen Klopp has six centre-backs at his disposal (Virgil van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip, Nat Phillips, Rhys Williams) however remains to be in search of a defender if reviews are to be believed. David Maddock Mirror He mentioned Liverpool are excited about Evan Ndicka, who could also be accessible on a free switch this summer season.
The 23-year-old is coming to the top of a 5-year contract signed at Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018. refused a contract extension, i.e. expiring in Germany. Ndicka has curiosity from Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal, Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur so Liverpool have robust competitors to get him signed.
His enjoying time has been brief since Konate joined Liverpool in 2021, making 11 league appearances in 2021/22 and eight league video games in 2022/23. The French worldwide has missed many video games this season attributable to damage, so it is clear whether or not Klopp can rely on him on the again subsequent season.
Gomez has made 19 league appearances, however solely performed in 13 of Liverpool’s 26 video games, which means he performs in 50% of the video games. Matip has performed even fewer video games this season (11), so he isn’t a daily both. Phillips greater than meets the necessities, enjoying simply twice within the senior flight, whereas Williams has spent half the season on mortgage, so Liverpool want a dependable centre-back.
Klopp wants somebody who, together with Van Dijk, could make Liverpool a formidable pressure once more. Ndicka averages two steals or interceptions per recreation, making 5 passes per recreation and attempting to make 57.3 passes per recreation with 85.9% accuracy. The French U21 wouldn’t be a foul possibility for a global free switch.
Frankfurt paid 5.5m euros (£4.8m) for the 23-year-old participant in 2018 and is at the moment price €32m (£28m), in order that’s a 580% enhance. Liverpool have the report for fifth greatest protection within the league, so there may be a variety of enchancment. Klopp is being proactive by figuring out the defensive and midfielders he desires to signal this summer season, so all that is left is for the Reds to make a proposal.
Liverpool have made a behavior of signing gamers from the Bundesliga lately, taking Konate from RB Leipzig in 2021 and Joel Matip from Schalke 04 in 2016 so can Ndicka proceed the custom?
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