Liverpool are looking a little short in the defensive department, so it’s no surprise to see them linked with an array of players and they could land themselves a centre-back bargain if latest reports are to be believed.
According to The Athletic, the monetary restrictions of Premier League champions have nullified any chance of making a move for Kalidou Koulibaly or Diego Carlos.
However, a resolution for the Real Betis plant, Aissa Mandi, is “cheaper and more realistic”.
It is believed that the La Liga team will need 12 million euros (11 million pounds) for follow-up and an offer of 10 million euros (9 million pounds) before this month, according to Darius of Seville, through Sport Witness.
The Reds unloaded Dejan Lovren for 10.9 million pounds at Zenit St. Petersburg in July, leaving 3 incredible central defenders available to Jurgen Klopp. It would be wise to use the money to get Mandi this summer.
Possibly it would not be as sumptuous as Koulibaly or a bloodless beast like Charles, but it would still be a reduced price at that price.
In fact, the 28-year-old is a smart ball defender with an average of 62 game-consistent assists with an accuracy rate of 89.7%, which also includes 4.7 long attempts through WhoScored.
Mandi also had 3 clearings, 1.3 interceptions and 1.1 tackled in each and every one of the La Liga appearances this season.
At the beginning of the campaign, he was part of the Betis team to keep the real winners of the Madrid name at the Bernabeu: keeping the 3 Eden Hazard, Karim Benzema and Rodrygo more sensible is not an easy task.
Only Sergio Ramos and Gerard Piqué played from behind that the colossus of Betis.
Michael Edwards will surely approve of a change to Mandi, as it will meet a significant need at a very decent price.
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