Liverpool are still in the market for a centre-back and are keen to bring in someone who could develop as Virgil van Dijk’s long-term successor. However, a top defender target could be moving to Europe from the Premier League despite interest from Anfield.
The Merseyside giants have moved swiftly to try and get a deal over the line for Bayer Leverkusen attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, who is set to smash the club’s transfer record.
However, Liverpool still have several priorities to sort out in the transfer window, and bringing in a young centre-back remains a key goal for the club this summer.
They missed out on signing Dean Huijsen, who opted to join Real Madrid, and one more top centre-back target could move to another top European club in the ongoing transfer window.
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European giants expect to sign a top Reds target
Ilya Zabarnyi’s stock has been on the rise since a stellar campaign at Bournemouth, and several clubs are interested in signing him this summer.
Liverpool are among the Premier League clubs who are considering making a move for the 22-year-old centre-back in the ongoing transfer window.
However, according to The Athletic, Paris Saint-Germain have emerged as the favourites to sign the Ukrainian centre-back this summer.
PSG’s sports advisor, Luis Campos, and Bournemouth’s president of football operations, Tiago Pinto, are both Portuguese and know one another.
The Parisians are set to leverage that relationship, and while official negotiations are yet to start, a deal to take Zabarnyi to PSG is likely on the cards.
However, PSG would have to fork out a huge sum to sign him as Bournemouth have already sold Huijsen and are set to move on Milos Kerkez in the coming days.
They would need a huge fee if they were to agree to sell another one of their defensive stalwarts from last season this summer.
