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A report out of France claims a new potential defensive target
for the Reds, RC Lens’ Loïc Bade.
Liverpool have resorted to playing two midfielders at centre
half in recent weeks and will even in the best case scenario be
without Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the majority of the
2020-21 season.
Unsurprisingly, that’s left fans and pundits talking about the
club needing to sign a centre half. Which has meant links to
potential targets. And today brings a new name, RC Lens’
20-year-old defender Loïc Bade.
Bade is playing out his first season in Ligue 1 with Lens
following a youth career at Le Havre, and is said to have impressed
with 16 league appearances so far this season a solidly mid-table
Lens side.
Now, Le10Sport claim an exclusive regarding
Liverpool interest, calling the English club “seduced” and saying
that they’re “active behind the scenes,” hard at work on a deal for
the young French centre half.
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This follows previous reports from Téléfoot La Chaîne
that suggested AC Milan were
considering a move for Bade, and Le10Sport hint at a
possible bidding war for the player—but not until summer.
While it’s impossible to say with certainty what all the
transfer chatter means, a young French player with 16 Ligue 1 games
under his belt for a mid-table side sparking a major bidding war
seems a stretch.
It’s always likelier in a case like this—especially considering
Liverpool’s well reported issues at centre half—the agent of a
young player who has impressed is dropping names to try and get a
better contract.