Liverpool FC look set to battle it out with fellow title-challengers Manchester United off the field as well as both Premier League heavyweights are linked with a move for RB Leipzig’s wantaway first-teamer Dayot Upamecano.
The central defender has been long rumoured to be seeking an exit from the Bundesliga outfit in light of interest shown in the player by a number of clubs across Europe, with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool FC keen on signing the Frenchman alongside
An injury-hit backline at Anfield is understood to have further convinced Klopp to splash the cash for the in-demand defender, according to reports from the Daily Mail, as both Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez stay on the sidelines with season-ending layoffs.
A £38 million worth release clause in Upamecano’s current deal with RB Leipzig will come into effect in the summer and this has alerted the likes of Liverpool FC and Manchester United to opening talks with the German club over a transfer for their prized defensive asset.
Jurgen Klopp has remained adamant over his inability to bring in fresh faces on Merseyside over the course of this January window but the Reds gaffer seems poised to make a solid approach for signing Upamecano in spite of Manchester United’s concrete interest in the France international.
