According to Eurosport, Liverpool could make a move for RB Salzburg’s central defence, Maximilian Wober.
It has been reported that if Liverpool enters the movement market in January for a central defender, then Wober is an option they can follow.
David Carmo of Sporting Braga and Sven Botman of Lille have also been known as possible features for coach Jurgen Klopp in the January movement window in the report.
Liverpool ‘Connection’
Wober is a player that Liverpool enthusiasts will meet. The 22-year-old central defender played for the Reds in the Champions League last season.
The Austrian is also a former teammate of Takumi Minamino, who joined Liverpool from Salzburg in January 2020.
Good signing for Liverpool?
Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez are out for injury, while Joel Matip is also offside right now.
Merseyside’s squad could use a new central defender in January, and Wober, who was the top player wanted in the Austrian Bundesliga when Salzburg signed him for 10 million pounds from Seville in the summer of 2019, reportedly via talkSPORT smart addition to the team at the right price.
The 22-year-old is young and talented, and given his experience in the Champions League, he could target Anfield.
However, when Van Dijk and Gomez are back in the most sensible way, with Rhys Williams and Nathaniel Phillips already in the first team, there may be too many central defenders for Klopp.
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