DBasia.news – Liverpool have continued to receive unfortunate news after the Reds defender suffered an injury. The question is, is Liverpool still clinging to the decision not to purcgase a new defender?
Joe Gomez has sent bad news for Liverpool. The 23-year-old player suffered an injury during the preparation for the England national team against the Republic of Ireland.
So far, there is no certainty on when Joe Gomez will recover. However, there was a concern that the player would be sidelined for a while.
Joe Gomez’s injury has put Liverpool in a complicated situation. Previously, the Reds also lost Virgil van Dijk.
The Dutch international defender suffered a knee injury during Liverpool’s match against Everton. According to the circulating news, Van Dijk will only be back at the beginning of next year.
Jurgen Klopp tried to overcome Van Dijk’s absence by playing Fabinho at the center-back position. Unfortunately, the midfielder also suffered an injury.
Problems continued to emerge as another mainstay on the defense side, Trent Alexander-Arnold was also injuried. The right-back suffered from a calf problem against Manchester City. It is predicted that it will take him one month to recover.
As a result, now Liverpool only has Joel Matip and two young players, Rhys Williams and Nathaniel Phillips at center back. With the Reds’ uneasy position in the Premier League and Champions League, the remaining three players are predicted to be insufficient.
However, some time ago Jurgen Klopp stressed that Liverpool would not enter the transfer market to bring in a new defender. Klopp believes in the composition of his squad at this time.
“To be honest, I don’t expect much. We have three top center-backs. In addition, there are young players too. Fabinho can also be a substitute player if he wants to,” explained Jurgen Klopp as quoted by Standard.
“However, you can’t solve the problem in the transfer market. It’s not possible. We wouldn’t even try if nothing serious happened.”
“If the situation remains like this, there will be nothing. We are in a pretty good place in terms of the squad,” continued the manager.
However, with the current conditions, Klopp was asked to start reviewing his decision again. If the Reds’ management has chosen, they need to reconsider.
For a club that plays in many competitions like Liverpool, squad depth is certainly necessary. Not only deep, but it also needs to be balanced in terms of quality.
From the names circulating in the transfer market, there are four candidates to become Liverpool’s new center-back. Jules Kounde (Sevilla), Dayot Upamecano (RB Leipzig), Ozan Kabak (Schalke), and David Alaba (Bayern Munchen). These players are predicted to have high price tags.
Now, the decision is up to Liverpool. Is Liverpool still determined that they don’t need a new defender with urgent conditions like these? We are waiting for the transfer market next winter.