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Liverpool are still in the market for a centre-back despite the expensive moves they have made in the ongoing transfer window. The club are set to target a deal to sign a top young Premier League centre-back in a move that no one saw coming this summer.
The Merseyside giants have grabbed eyeballs this summer with their pursuit of Florian Wirtz, who is likely to cost a Premier League record fee in the ongoing transfer window.
Liverpool have already signed Jeremie Frimpong from Bayer Leverkusen and are closing in on a deal to sign Bournemouth’s Milos Kerkez in the coming days.
However, signing a centre-back remains one of their priorities, and Liverpool are now pushing to make a move for a young Premier League centre-back this summer.
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Liverpool are eyeing a summer swoop for a 22-year-old centre-back
Liverpool were keen to sign Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth this summer, but the Spaniard decided to accept an offer to join Real Madrid at the end of the season.
Kerkez is expected to arrive in the coming days, but according to TBR Football, the Reds want to sign one more centre-back from the Cherries this summer.
Ilya Zabarnyi joined Bournemouth in January 2023, but had his breakthrough season last year when he featured 36 times in the Premier League for the Cherries.
The 22-year-old Ukrainian centre-back has emerged as an option for Liverpool, who admire the consistency and composure he showed last season.
Chelsea also have their eyes on Zabarnyi, and Bournemouth are facing the real prospect of losing their starting centre-backs for the 2024/25 campaign.
PSG have also expressed an interest in him, but the Cherries have no plans to sell Zabarnyi in the ongoing summer transfer window.
With Huijsen joining Real Madrid and Kerkez expected to move to Liverpool, Bournemouth are under no financial pressure to sell the Ukrainian.
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