Report: Liverpool have watched £61m centre-back colossus described as a ‘modern defensive artist’

Liverpool have reportedly been paying close attention to a prodigious centre-back who’s currently on the books of a Premier League rival.

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The Reds have already completed deals for several young defenders this year, with the £55m acquisition of Jeremy Jacquet for the first team next season following on from the academy arrivals of Mor Talla Ndiaye, Noah Adekoya and Ifeanyi Ndukwe.