Liverpool FC manager Jurgen Klopp has reportedly not indicated a replacement for central defender Dejan Lovren, who moved to Russia in the existing summer moving window.
Lovren, who joined Anfield’s team in 2014, made only 15 competitive appearances last season after falling to fourth-choice central in the hierarchical order Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip. Shortly after winning the Premier League in June, Liverpool announced that it had sold Lovren to Russian club Zenit St Petersburg for $14 million.
Players like Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly and Real Betis’ Aissa Mandi were once connected with a move to Anfield to update the Croatian central defender. Liverpool withdrew from the race to flag Koulibaly due to the movement fees that Napoli had indicated for the Senegalese defender. Initially, Napoli was asking for $ 103 million, but the Italian look is now believed to have lowered the value of Koulibaly’s suit to $ 84 million, which is still a lot for the Reds.
Koulibaly lately is closely related to Manchester City, while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is also tracking the player’s movement situation.
As Klopp has not had a loose hand to make important signings this summer, the German technician asked Fabinho to stand in the back if necessary for the 2020-21 campaign.
Fabinho, who plays as a defensive midfielder, has had a huge impact since arriving at Anfield from Monaco for $ 64 million in the summer of 2018. He is one of the most composed players in the world. team and played an important role as a striker for the last four, helping Liverpool win various tournaments including the Champions League, the FIFA Club World Cup and the Premier League, which was their first league name in 30 long years. .
Liverpool won the Premier League trophy for the first time after 30 years for a league title. Photo: PISCINE / Laurence Griffiths
The Teamtalk online sports page has stated that if there is a wish in the last four, Fabinho will be asked to act as a canopy next season. The report also said that if Liverpool manage to sign Thiago Alcantara, Klopp would have a loose hand to push Fabinho to the centre of his defence, and so the team might not want Lovren’s replacement in the short term.