Liverpool to beat Newcastle to Sevilla defender Loic Bade in cut-price deal for long-term Virgil van Dijk replacement

LIVERPOOL have the chance to steal a march on Newcastle by moving for Sevilla defender Loic Bade this month.

Both clubs have been monitoring the Frenchman, 24, for some time and reports in Spain claim they are weighing up a January swoop.

But Newcastle are understood to be unlikely to do any major deals before the window closes on February 3.

And that would leave Liverpool with a clearer run in the coming weeks at Bade...