According to an expert, Liverpool has been considering three center backs as potential transfer targets

According to LFC writer Neil Jones in his exclusive Daily Briefing column, Liverpool are expected to try signing a new center-back in 2024, with three players already being watched.

Although it’s unclear if moves for any of these players will occur in January or next summer, the Reds are rumored to have looked at Portuguese duo Antonio Silva and Goncalo Inacio as well as Bayer Leverkusen defender Piero Hincapie.

Leading young players like Silva, Inacio, or Hincapie could definitely make an impact because Liverpool’s back line problems are currently caused by Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk, who both appear to be past their prime.

The Merseyside giants have not yet decided who will be given priority for that role. Jones also mentioned that all three of these teams may be in contention for the championship this year and that they would prefer not to lose key players in the middle of the season.

“I believe it’s evident that center-back is a position Liverpool needs to consider in 2024,” Jones remarked.

“Liverpool has looked at Goncalo Inacio, Piero Hincapie, and Antonio Silva of Benfica; however, I believe that two things would have to happen for a move in January.

First, are Liverpool’s current center backs healthy (which they are at the moment)?
Secondly, are those players accessible and reasonably priced in the middle of the season?

Remember that Benfica, Sporting CP, and Bayern Leverkusen all intend to contend for league titles, so it won’t be simple to acquire important players from them in January.
If things don’t change, next summer would be more likely.

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JURGEN KLOPP CONFIRMS ‘OUTSTANDING’ LIVERPOOL PLAYER JUST SUFFERED AN INJURY

Following yet another setback in the Liverpool star’s quest to get back in shape, Jurgen Klopp has now spoken out about the most recent “annoying” injury he has seen.

After having surgery at the end of the previous season, the 32-year-old hasn’t played for the Reds since April. Liverpool sent the Spaniard for surgery in the hopes that it would treat Thiago’s chronic hip injury.
Further issues with his recovery at Melwood, however, have since surfaced.

Initially, Thiago’s return to training in August gave manager Klopp a major boost. But just as he was about to resume exercising, Thiago returned to the clinic a few weeks later.
Following the emergence of a new issue, the 46-cap international is now facing a second protected absence.

Thiago’s latest injury is “annoying,” according to Klopp, the manager of Liverpool.

As Liverpool manage another injury, Klopp has confirmed that Thiago is still far from making his eagerly anticipated comeback.
Despite not being a major issue, it is serious enough to prevent a return.
The two injuries that have troubled him for months have nothing to do with his current problem.

The Liverpool Echo reported that Klopp said, “It’s just, for him especially, it’s annoying.”.
His rehabilitation has now experienced two setbacks. Not much, but enough to remove him from the field once more.
It is obviously not the same injury at all, but it is somewhat similar.

Following the Spaniard’s hip injury that required surgery, Thiago missed Liverpool’s final six Premier League games of the 2022–23 season.
After just 18 appearances, of which he began in 14, his campaign came to an end in April.
Only 1,256 minutes of league play would be allotted to Thiago by Klopp.

At Anfield, Thiago has never managed to stay fit for the entire season.

Liverpool and Klopp will have hoped for better this season given the numerous injuries Thiago dealt with last year.
Over the course of their Premier League season, he spent four periods on the sidelines.
As a result of an injury, Thiago missed three of those time periods.

A full season of fitness hasn’t been achieved by the Spaniard since Klopp acquired Thiago from Bayern Munich for an initial £20 million, with a further £25 million to be paid in September 2020. The midfielder, who Klopp has praised as “outstanding,” has consistently missed at least one extended period of time