Despite the fact that the summer transfer season just closed at the beginning of the month, Liverpool is rumored to be in “advanced talks” to sign a certain player.
Piero Hincapie, a defender for Bayer Leverkusen, was briefly connected to a move to the Reds, but no deal ever materialized, and Jurgen Klopp instead completed the signings of four new midfielders.
According to a new rumor from Fichajes (via Paisley Gates), the Anfield club is still interested in the Ecuadorian player and might close a deal of €55 million before the winter transfer window.
The 21-year-old was given a four-game suspension after being sent off against Borussia Monchengladbach back in May and only made his season debut last week against Bayern Munich.
As Xabi Alonso’s team earned a point against the German champions, he was added as a late substitute.
The defender has been linked to the Reds for a long, but it is obvious that the Bundesliga team does not want to sell.
Though Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip are already older than 30, and Joe Gomez and Ibou Konate have all shown to be quite injury prone since their separate moves to Merseyside, Klopp will be eager to bolster his defensive options in the near future.
In all other parts of the field, we have a really good selection, but our backline could stand to use a little bit of an upgrade.