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This could change the career path of a player wanted by the Reds.
Liverpool are in desperate need of defensive reinforcements as their defensive woes continue.
The Reds have fallen to eleventh place in the Premier League table after losing heavily at home to Nottingham Forest last night.
The game followed a pattern that is becoming all too similar for fans this season, as the players show a lack of fluidity and fight to get a result when it matters.
It is a dark period for Liverpool, and one that has meant Arne Slot is now feeling the pressure.
Whilst the obvious place to direct blame is Arne Slot, the multitide of individual errors made at Anfield last night won’t help the Dutchman one bit.
Ibrahima Konate was uncharacteristically weak, and he was hooked midway through the second half as Arne Slot looked for a way back into the game.
Conceding goals has become a regular occurrence for Liverpool this season, but the lack of depth in the center-back position has left Slot with a frustrating dilemma.
Giovanni Leoni, who was signed from Parma this summer, suffered an ACL injury in his first game for Liverpool, putting him out of action for the season.
A last-minute move for Crystal Palace defender Marc Guehi collapsed and so with the permanent departure of Jarell Quansah, Liverpool are worryingly shallow at the back.
DaveOCKOP exclusively revealed mid-way through October that Liverpool had held talks with Nico Schlotterbeck.
The German international is the subject of serious interest from Liverpool and as a result Borussia Dortmund have been scrambling to offer the center-back a new deal with increased wages.
However, according to Sport BILD, it has been confirmed that Schlotterbeck continues to stall over any decision to sign that new deal.
As a result, interest from Liverpool, as well as Bayern Munich and Barcelona, has began to intensify.
They can see an opening, and if Schlotterbeck continues to put off signing a contract extension, an opportunity could be seized upon.
It is looking increasingly likely that Ibrahima Konate will be on his way out of Liverpool next summer for free as he stalls over a contract extension and Schlotterbeck could be a fantastic addition for Liverpool, whether that is in the winter or next summer.
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