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In recent months, Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie has been linked with a move to the Premier League.
It appears that Liverpool are currently in advanced talks to sign the defender.
According to a report from Ecuadorian outlet Marca90 via the LFC transfer room, negotiations for the 21-year-old defender are currently advanced and the deal could cost around £48 million.
Liverpool needed defensive reinforcements during the summer transfer window, but chose to focus on midfield instead.
They did well to improve the midfield and now they must try to fill the gaps in defence.
Liverpool need a defender who can also act as a full-back. Hincapie certainly fits the profile and should prove to be a quality long-term asset for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk are currently the club’s only reliable central defenders. While the likes of Joel Matip and Joe Gomez have been very useful players for Liverpool over the years, their fitness is unreliable and they have clearly deteriorated over the last year.
Liverpool need better players to compete with elite clubs and Hincapie has the potential to become a top-class defender.
The left central defender can also act as a left back.
Additionally, he can play in a three- or four-man chain.
He has the technical and physical requirements to succeed in the Premier League. The reported £48m transfer might seem like money well spent in the long run.
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Liverpool make £60m-rated West Ham star their top January target with Klopp to axe seven-season veteran
Liverpool is said to be planning to sign West Ham star Nayef Aguerd in the January transfer window and believes they can beat Manchester City to his signature by letting go of a well-liked long-serving star in the process.
After saying goodbye to six stars since the end of the previous season, the Reds spent the summer re-building their midfield. And while the departures of James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, and the ineffective Arthur Melo were anticipated for some time, the sales of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson were much more unexpected.
As a result, Jurgen Klopp had to make four additions to his squad to strengthen Liverpool’s engine room, with Ryan Gravenberch becoming the final addition on deadline day.
The goal for the Netherlands international will be to make his Liverpool debut against Wolves this Saturday. Klopp must now decide how to best accommodate the Dutchman alongside fellow newcomers Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister, and Waturu Endo.
It’s definitely a good problem to have, and Liverpool finally has a large pool of young players from which to choose in their midfield against struggling Wolves.
It is simple to overlook the fact that Klopp actually sought to bolster the defense during the summer transfer window.
The Reds manager was actually looking for a new right-back as well as a new center-half.
And Klopp didn’t start concentrating on his midfield until Fabinho and Henderson had left.
Klopp will reportedly review his strategy to bolster his defense in January, according to The Sun. And they claim that when the transfer window reopens in just 112 days, he plans to sign highly regarded West Ham center-half Aguerd.
Man City is a rival for Nayef Aguerd, according to Liverpool.
Only arriving at the London Stadium in the summer of 2022, the Moroccan international has since established himself as one of David Moyes’ top picks.
In fact, the 27-year-old has played 33 times across all competitions for the Hammers, scoring three goals, and is finally starting to live up to the £30 million West Ham paid Rennes for his services.
However, Liverpool are now preparing a move amid rumors that Manchester City have also added Aguerd to their list of targets.
The Hammers, however, won’t give up Aguerd easily and will anticipate getting their money’s worth for a player who is now close to reaching his prime.
Klopp will, however, reportedly focus all of his efforts on rebuilding his defensive unit going forward, according to the newspaper.
Joel Matip, a veteran of seven seasons, is currently 32 and may have recently let his standards slip.
The same age as him and showing signs of not being as strong as he once was is his fellow defender Virgil van Dijk.
But since Matip’s contract is up next summer and the former Cameroon international is no longer the top pick, Aguerd would replace him.
Aguerd is anticipated to take Matip’s place at Liverpool.
To that end, it is said that Liverpool is open to hearing offers for the former Schalke player, who might finish his career in the Bundesliga.
Van Dijk’s position would change in any deal for Aguerd, who was rumored to be moving to Saudi Arabia during the summer. Van Dijk is frequently chosen as the left-sided center-half, so the addition of the Moroccan left-footer might allow him to switch to the right-side of the central defensive line.
As a result, Klopp is likely to make the 30-times Moroccan international his top target in January, and a sizable offer is likely to cause West Ham to give it some serious thought.
And a quick path to the Liverpool first team could give them a competitive edge over City, who spent a lot of money to bring Josko Gvardiol there over the summer.
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