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Another week, another Schalke link.
A sudden injury crisis at the centre of our defence has meant
that Liverpool FC are constantly playing musical
chairs with the 2nd centre-back position beside Joe Gomez. One day
it’s Joel Matip, next it’s Fabinho, then it’s Rhys Williams or Nat
Phillips. That also makes Liverpool FC an easy club to make up transfer rumours
for.
This time, we’re again being linked with a Schalke 04
centre-back. Having already been linked with Turkish defender Ozan
Kabak during the summer transfer
window, German tabloid SportBild is now claiming that Liverpool
has been maintaining regular contact with Schalke over his
teammate, 19-year old Finnish centre-back Malick Thiaw instead. It
is noted that The Mirror had previously linked Thiaw with us all
the way back in March as well.
The youngster plays somewhat sporadically for the Bundesliga
side, he’s played twice this season and scored once. It is believed
he would cost about £7m, a much cheaper fee than what Schalke were
reportedly wanting for his Turkish squadmate.
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It’s a rumour from BILD so it’s probably not true. I also find
it hard to believe if Michael Edwards and Jürgen Klopp were to sign
a new centre-back in the January transfer window that they would
turn to another youngster instead of a veteran, especially with the
emergence of Rhys Williams and Nathaniel Phillips. It just doesn’t
really add up, unless Liverpool is dead set on a Schalke
centre-back of the non-spitting incident variety.