Liverpool have reportedly joined Manchester United and Chelsea in showing interest in Cagliari central defender Sebastian Walukiewicz.
Corriere Dello Sport, quoted by HITC, claims that the Reds are chasing the Polish star, along with his two Premier League rivals and Inter Milan.
the 20 years old it is mentioned as a target even though he signed a contract renewal until 2024 on Thursday.
But nevertheless. It appears that a deal was made to allow the Italian team to raise the player’s price.
Walukiewicz joined Cagliari from Pogon Szczecin in January 2019 and has already won three international matches for Poland.
The 6-foot-2 stopper is comfortable in possession but imposing in his defensive play, traits that have impressed suitors.
Liverpool are likely to miss out on Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the remainder of the season. So the signing of a new center-back is almost certain to be on Klopp’s cards in January.
Sunday paper talk claimed that the Reds boss was ready to move for two stars from RB Leipzig to solve his problem.
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However, Walukiewicz would likely be a significantly cheaper alternative.
Some reports suggest that Cagliari will demand up to € 60 million (£ 54 million) for the player. However, given the current financial climate within the game, a fee of around half could be sufficient.
Wijnaldum revela el problema de Van Dijk
Georginio Wijnaldum has revealed that it was difficult for him to get close to Virgil van Dijk after his knee operation.
Van Dijk underwent extensive surgery in October after tearing his ACL against Everton.
The dutch He had proven to be a stalwart on the Reds team, playing in every Premier League game for two seasons.
As such, Liverpool I have felt his absence in the rear, not only for his maximum defense. Wijnaldum has now said that he experienced similar feelings without his good friend being around.
In fact, he also admitted that he was not sure whether to speak to Van Dijk so soon after the operation.
“At the beginning it was quite difficult because you do not know if you can call or it is better to leave it alone,” said the midfielder on the official Liverpool website.
“I have to say, it makes it easy for me to call him because he called me most of the time and texted me most of the time.
“Normally what I did in the beginning was just a quick text message on WhatsApp that I was thinking about him and I prayed for him and that sort of thing.” Read more…
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