Liverpool have increased their interest in France international Benjamin Pavard as the full-back seeks a move away from Bayern Munich this summer.

Jurgen Klopp’s side have made a great start to their summer deal by signing Alexis Mac Allister for just £35m.

With their first deal already in place, the Reds are now eyeing their next targets.

Indeed, midfield remains a priority position for Liverpool to strengthen as they look to bring in a defensive-minded player to complement Mac Allister.

The club are said to be working hard to sign midfielder Khephren Thuram as their next signing. Elsewhere, Liverpool are also considering adding more defensive options to their squad.

Klopp’s side have conceded 47 goals this season, more than any other side to finish in the top five.
Because of this, they have been linked with a move for Bayern Munich star Pavard.

According to Christian Falk, the French defender intends to leave Bayern this summer and Liverpool have been credited with an interest.

“Benjamin Pavard has informed the club that he wants to move this summer,” Falk told CaughtOffside. “His agents are already in talks with other clubs. Among them, Liverpool is now a popular candidate.

“Chelsea and Barcelona were previously known to be interested, as were Italian clubs AC and Inter Milan.”

Man United, along with the other clubs indicated as interested, are also eyeing Pavard.

It’s easy to understand why a player like Pavard can interest so many top clubs.

The 27-year-old can play at both right-back and centre-back, so he could fill either position with relative ease. In the 2022-23 season with Bayern, Pavard played 21 games at right-back and 17 at centre-back.

A player with that kind of ability could be particularly useful for a club like Liverpool.

Pavard could replace Trent Alexander-Arnold when needed, but he could also be deployed as a reliable centre-back.

His current contract with the German champion runs until 2024 and he looks set to leave this summer.

Having won the World Cup and Champions League, the 27-year-old will bring a wealth of experience to his next club.

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As Jürgen Klopp puts his Liverpool move into action this summer to reshape his Reds squad for the new season, there’s a lot to think about, but it’s also true that many of the pieces are already in place.
Most of the teams that overtook Liverpool in the Premier League last season have at least as much work to do in terms of improvements.

Manchester United, for example, are weaker in goal and up front than Liverpool. The midfield could be revised and there are also doubts in the defense of Erik ten Hag. The Old Trafford squad have improved under the Dutchman, but there is still a long way to go before they can truly compete for the domestic title or the Champions League.

Newcastle United will also continue to spend heavily under Eddie Howe, but they don’t have the same level of players as Liverpool, although both teams have had better seasons than the volatile Reds.

Newcastle progressed far more than anyone expected last season, but it’s doubtful many players will be able to maintain that level, not least with European football playing for the first time in most of their careers.

Klopp needs to find updates in his Reds midfield and could do with adding at least one defender to his squad, but Liverpool don’t have as much work to do to get back to the level they want to be as some of them do the above to improve and take their next steps forward.

Now that Alexis Mac Allister has already arrived, more transfers to Anfield will follow.

But there are also several squad spots that are almost certainly not up for grabs.

Alisson Becker is the best in the world in his position and Liverpool will not be looking to move to full-back, while Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konaté are first-choice centre-backs.

Liverpool need more depth in defense but the key players are accommodated and bringing someone who has been an instant upgrade to those two in the center seems a near impossible task.

Similarly, up front, Mohamed Salah is a safety for the right and then Luis Díaz, Diogo Jota, Cody Gakpo and Darwin Núñez will battle it out for the other two positions.

With Mac Allister and others moving into midfield as that area of ​​the pitch improves in quality, the Argentinian should see himself in the starting eleven for next season’s opening match, possibly alongside another new signing.

The reality, however, is that ahead of the new season at least six players have already been signed for Liverpool’s first team, two more will be filled by a combination of four existing forwards and Mac Allister and another new signing is likely to come.

fill out the midfield with Curtis Jones, Thiago Alcântara and others also vying for the roles.

Injury permitting, at least Alisson, Alexander-Arnold, Konaté, Van Dijk, Robertson, Mac Allister and Salah should be in the starting XI early next year, with two from Díaz, Jota, Gakpo and Núñez also leaving There are only two places to compete. In all likelihood, Fabinho will take one after showing enough signs of rejuvenation with more legs.

These players are the ‘untouchables’ as Liverpool look to improve ahead of next season, but the core of a title-claiming squad is already in place – and Mac Allister’s arrival only signals the start of transfer activity. , and work is already underway on the sequel.

Even with the addition of two more midfielders and another defender this summer, the bulk of Klopp’s starting XI is already set and has more than enough quality to return to the competition.

With new energy around them and more quality in general, the ‘untouchables’ in the Liverpool squad will be able to show their true colors again.