
Virgil van Dijk’s future has been a topic of discussion at Liverpool but the club are now making good progress towards working out a new deal with the club captain.
Liverpool have been keen to keep hold of the Dutchman and the centre-back is now closing in on agreeing on fresh terms with the Merseyside giants.
However, the impending agreement with Van Dijk has not changed Liverpool’s plans to sign a centre-back in the upcoming transfer windows.
Liverpool are carrying out due diligence on a potential centre-back signing in the winter window but the club are more likely to bring in a major target in the summer transfer window.
The Reds have been scouting several defenders across Europe and the Premier League and the club have continued to assess all the options over the course of the season.
However, it has been claimed that Liverpool have managed to whittle down their shortlist to their top targets.
The club have their eyes on two centre-backs
The recruitment team at Liverpool have been working overtime to establish the centre-back targets for the Merseyside giants next summer.
According to TEAMtalk, the Reds have settled on their top two defender targets for the transfer window at the end of the season.
Sevilla’s Loic Bade has emerged as one of their top targets and the club have been carrying out regular scouting missions on the defender.
The Frenchman has a £42m release clause in his contract but Liverpool appear to be unwilling to pay that figure next summer.
Seville are likely to demand the release clause to be paid but given their financial issues, the club could consider selling him for a negotiated fee as well.
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Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi is the other defender the club are targeting for next summer.
Newcastle failed with four bids for him last summer but the England international would prefer a move to a team of Liverpool’s stature.
Palace showed this year that they won’t be bullied into selling him and will demand the £75m plus fee they wanted for him in the summer.
