There is no time for Liverpool to waste when it comes to life under Arne Slot. The Reds have their focus on staying competitive and building up their central defense, and Chelsea’s Levi Colwill is on their wishlist.
Now they have only one goal: win the Premier League after coming up short on their quadruple quest. And with Virgil van Dijk’s contract set to expire in the summer, it is common knowledge that the club will need to be bolstered in defense. It just so happened that one of England’s brightest defensive talents was the perfect individual to target.
Why Colwill Is the Man for Liverpool’s Defense
We will be honest—replacing Virgil van Dijk is like looking for another Steven Gerrard. It’s a tall order. However, Levi Colwill’s not just any young defender and is already a rising star destined to be England’s backline boss for a long time.
Colwill is already 22 and has the maturity of a veteran. This season, he’s turned into a Chelsea cornerstone on defense, appearing in all 27 league games in which he has been available. In fact, if you are former Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino singing your praises, you know you are doing something right.
Pochettino was emphatic in talking about Colwill as a future great, and it’s hardly a surprise after seeing how composed he is on the ball and possesses leadership qualities—even captained Chelsea this season—that make them so keen on him.
The Chelsea Factor: Will They Let Colwill Go?
The tricky part now is Chelsea are as likely to let Colwill go for a kid as kids are to trade candy for Candy Crush. He is a future captain the club wants to keep on a contract until 2029.
According to reports, Liverpool have made an inquiry, but Colwill will not be easy to prise away. To lose a homegrown talent to a direct rival such as Liverpool would be handing them a golden ticket to a period of defensive dominance for Chelsea.
Football, however, is a wild world, and there is no predicting what will happen (even Steven Gerrard to slip in 2014—still hurts, doesn’t it?). And Liverpool’s ambitious project and tantalizing prospect of replacing a legend like Van Dijk could come to Colwill’s aid.
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