Dayot Upamecano will stage an exit from RB Leipzig in the summer as top clubs across Europe circle around to make a move for the highly-rated central defender.
Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool FC are one amongst a host of big-name sides wanting to sign the Frenchman, with the Merseyside giants reeling in constant troubles on the injury front to key first-team regulars in the defensive department.
Long-term layoffs, potential season-ending ones as well, for both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez had given birth to talk that Klopp might attempt to poach through a move for the 22-year-old Upamecano this January transfer window in order to add serious firepower to an injury-depleted backline.
However, recent reports from the Guardian claim that Bundesliga outfit RB Leipzig are turning down the chance to part ways with their defensive colossus midway through the top-flight campaign and will only let go of the France international in the summer, albeit for a cut-price fee.
A price in the region of €42 million would be sought after by Leipzig for offloading Upamecano this summer, with Liverpool FC joined by Chelsea and Manchester United in the race to land the centre-back’s signature.
