British media: Liverpool is discussing whether to sign central defender in January and continue to strive for a contract renewal of Konath

October 3 According to British media talkSPORT, Liverpool is discussing whether it is necessary to introduce a central defender in January and continue to strive for a contract renewal of Konath.

Liverpool new player Leoni suffered a serious injury from a torn ligament and has successfully undergone surgery, Italian sources told talkSPORT that he is unlikely to play again this season. Liverpool believes that Leoni is the team's four elite central defenders, and the other three are Van Dijk, Connater and Joe Gomez, so there is no need to panic before January.

Liverpool can try to sign Guy in the winter window, but there is no guarantee that they will change the strategy of signing the centre-back next summer. Currently, Liverpool is discussing internally whether another central defender needs to be introduced in January. talkSPORT learned that Guy is still willing to finish this season at Crystal Palace and choose his next home as a free agent after representing England in the World Cup. Crystal Palace knows that Guy currently has no plans to renew his contract.

Liverpool is also continuing to fight for a contract extension, and they have submitted their latest official offer before the summer window is closed. Real Madrid is still passionate about Connaet and can reach a contract with the French international from January next year. Liverpool naturally hopes that Konath will complete the contract renewal by the end of the year, but just like their contract renewal negotiations with Van Dijk and Salah, the negotiations will be extended as needed to ensure that both sides can reach a suitable agreement.

Due to the uncertain long-term future of Konath, Liverpool is considering a series of central defenders, and Guy remains their first choice. Liverpool still favors the seriously injured Colville, but does not think it can really sign the Chelsea defender, so he has never made an offer.

Botman, Pacho, Debuster and Diormand have performed well in Liverpool's data-oriented summer window transfer strategy, but have not made any contact with any of them, so it remains to be seen whether any of them will become Liverpool's real goal next summer.

Newcastle does not want to and intends to sell Botmann, and Pacho's contract with Paris expires in 2029. In recent weeks, rumors of a transfer to Manchester United have been reported by Portuguese De Buster, while Crystal Palace has negotiated with his teammate Diormander in summer. Diormand's contract with Portuguese expires in 2027, and Portuguese may accept offers far lower than the players' 80 million euro termination fee in 2026.