There might be a window of alternative for Liverpool to win the switch race for an in-demand centre-back this summer time.
As reported in The Each day Briefing for CaughtOffside, talks are ongoing over a possible €45m (£38m) swoop for Odilon Kossounou, who options prominently among the many Reds’ want checklist and can be regarded extremely by Manchester United and Newcastle.
The 23-year-old is deemed an ‘reasonably priced’ possibility for the Premier League trio and has been provided a brand new contract at Bayer Leverkusen, though he’s but to resolve on whether or not or to not stay with the Bundesliga champions and is reportedly open to transferring on from the BayArena.
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If Kossounou have been to affix Liverpool, hopefully he might deliver with him the regularity of tangible success that he’s loved within the first six months of this yr, having gained a home double with Leverkusen and likewise tasted Africa Cup of Nations glory with Ivory Coast in February.
The 23-year-old is an thrilling centre-back who excels with the ball at his ft – as per FBref, he ranks among the many prime 1% of positional friends in Europe’s 5 essential leagues over the previous yr for profitable take-ons and progressive carries per 90, together with the highest 2% for progressive passes and prime 4% for shot-creating actions.
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Nevertheless, he falls down for defensive necessities resembling tackles, aerial duels and clearances per sport, whereas his predominant right-footedness corresponds with every of our present choices in that space of the pitch slightly than complementing them.
Nonetheless, he might be a really worthy squad possibility to think about, given his contributions to a historic season for Leverkusen and his reliability by way of being obtainable for choice – he’s solely missed eight video games by way of harm in his profession thus far (Transfermarkt).
With Kossounou stalling on the contract provide from his present membership, seemingly open to a transfer elsewhere and obtainable for a lower than bank-breaking quantity, he seems to be a greater than viable switch goal for Liverpool to pursue strongly this summer time.
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