Liverpool have been left ‘bemused’ by claims that they are in talks over a move for Schalke defender and AC Milan target Ozan Kabak, a report claims.
RMC Sport reported last week that that Liverpool and Milan are both interested in the 20-year-old Kabak, who would cost €30-40m, with the Premier League side looking for a defender given Virgil van Dijk will be out for the best part of a year after sustaining ligament damage.
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Meanwhile, the Spanish outlet TodoFichajes went one further by claiming negotiations between Liverpool and Schalke 04 are ‘well advanced’ and the deal could be closed at a figure close to €22million.
According to the Liverpool Echo though, the links to Kabak – which have continued from the summer window – have ‘been met with some head scratching’ from inside Anfield. They claim that one source believes it is ‘simply the work of an exuberant agent and a team desperate for the cash’.
Liverpool may choose to not sign a new centre-back and simply to try and adapt without Van Dijk, but the report does go on to suggest that Ben White of Brighton is a more serious target if plans do change.
