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 in 2014, made just 15 competitive appearances last season after falling to the fourth pick of central defender Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip. Shortly after winning the Premier League in June, Liverpool announced that they had sold Lovren to Russian club Zenit St Petersburg for $ 14 million.
Players such as Kalidou Koulibaly of Napoli and Aissa Mandi of Real Betis once connected to a move to Anfield to upgrade to Croatian headquarters. Liverpool eventually withdrew from the race to point out Koulibaly due to payment for the move Napoli had indicated for the Senegalese defender. had asked for $103 million, however, it is now believed that the Italian aspect has reduced the value of Koulibaly’s demand to $84 million, which is still a lot for the Reds.
Lately, Koulibaly 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 effect since joining 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 in 30 years for a league title Photo: PISCINE / Laurence Griffiths
Online sports page Teamtalk said that if there was a foul in the last four, Fabinho would be invited to act as a canopy for the upcoming season. Push Fabinho to the center of your defense, and this way the team won’t want Lovren’s replacement any time soon.