Liverpool to consider January centre-back signing after Joel Matip injury blow
Liverpool may accelerate their plans to sign a new centre -back in light of Joel Matip's serious knee injury , 90min understands. The Reds had already planned to bring in another central defender next summer, with Goncalo Inacio, Lucas Beraldo, Piero Hincapie and Arthur Theate among the players to have been scouted in previous months. But Matip's recent ACL rupture, which will likely sideline him for the rest of the season and may potentially end his Liverpool career given that he's out of contract in June, could force the club into a rethink over timing and potential targets, knowing that the players near the top of their centre-back shopping list are unlikely to be available mid-season. 90min understands that Liverpool feel a deal could be done for Bayer Leverkusen centre -back Jonathan Tah in January, and there's an expectation that, were a transfer to be pulled off, the Germany international could seamlessly slot into the side if and when required. Wolfsburg...