Liverpool have recently been linked to a move by Borussia Dortmund center-back Manuel Akanji as they hope to step up their limited defense in the January move window.
A report in the Daily Mail before the move window was opened warned that the Swiss foreigner was the Reds’ target as an option for RB Leipzig’s Dayot Upamecano.
The £ 22. 5m defender has been a regular at Dortmund, making 11 Bundesliga appearances this season, scoring a hard-hitting 6. 93 average.
However, the Reds would be better off avoiding the 25-year-old in January, as he was incredibly error-prone in his time with the German team and endured a disastrous season last time out, earning him a mediocre average. 6. 66 of the 29 appearances of him in the most sensible German flight.
Although he was normal with Lucien Favre last season, BVB Buzz called the Dortmund central defender “the most disappointing player”, suggesting he looked “sloppy” and “prone to errors” all over. the season.
They also recommend that he made a series of costly mistakes that led to Dortmund losing points, with only the form of Mats Hummels at his side, they were still in position to score wins.
Thus, it can be said that Akanji bore an eerie similarity to former Liverpool center-back Dejan Lovren, who was also prone to making mistakes in his time at the club, with Virgil van Dijk’s dominance in his looks in all likelihood doing so. much bigger game than it really was.
Of course, many Reds enthusiasts will see the club’s resolve to sell the Croatian to Zenit St. Petersburg this summer after his defensive crisis so far this season, but the Merseyside club should not rush to a panic resolution over Akanji. .
Signing it can do more harm than good, especially when it turns out that Michael Edwards will most likely have to shell out a hefty payment to get it to Anfield this month.
Therefore, the Reds deserve to look elsewhere for a replacement center in the winter move window.
And, in other news, Klopp gave Liverpool some great flavor after James Pearce’s update on a £ 36 million Array monster.