Deprived of Joël Matip until the end of the season, Liverpool are targeting a French defender as the winter transfer window approaches.
Who to replace Joël Matip? Seriously injured in a knee (rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament), the Liverpool central defender should force the English club to recruit in this sector during the next transfer period which will begin in a little over three weeks.
Jürgen Klopp, the German manager of the Reds, is considering Maxence Lacroix, reports in particular The Daily Mail. The 23-year-old French player, formerly of FC Sochaux, has been playing for Wolfsburg (Bundesliga) since the summer of 2020.
If the deal is concluded, Maxence Lacroix would be the second Habs to appear in the Liverpool squad, after international Ibrahima Konaté.
90 mins indicates for its part that the leaders of the current second in Premier League would also think of Jonathan Tah (Bayer Leverkusen), Arthur Theate (Stade Rennais) or Gonçalo Inacio (Sporting Portugal).