According Caught offside, Liverpool He could sign a new centre-back this month with Joe Gomez on the radar Aston Villa and Newcastle United.
The Merseyside giants have not made any signings this summer. transfer window despite appointing a new manager in Arne Slot. Liverpool are in advanced talks with Valencia for goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili, but he is expected to return to the La Liga side on loan for the 2024/25 season.
Now he reports it Caught offside Liverpool are considering a late signing of Sporting Lisbon defender Goncalo Inácio amid uncertainty over Gomez's future. Newcastle and Villa are admirers of Gomez, but the latter has yet to make any attempts. Should he leave, the Reds could make a concrete effort to sign Inácio.
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Inacio has been linked to the Reds for some time now. The 22-year-old is one of the best young centre-backs in Portuguese football alongside Antonio Silva. He has already made 173 appearances for Sporting at just 22 years of age. He has shown a lot of maturity in his career and could be ready to take the next step.
The Portuguese international is a left-footed centre-back who prefers to play on the left flank. He completed 67 passes per league game last season with an accuracy of 89%He also averaged around 2 clearances and 5 recoveries per game. Inacio could be seen as a backup to Virgil van Dijk before replacing him in the future.
The big question is whether Liverpool can convince Sporting to do business in the final days of the transfer market. Inácio has a £51m buyout clause in his contract with the Portuguese champions. Sporting may be reluctant to agree to a long-term payment plan for him at the current stage of the transfer market.
The Reds may have to pay the bulk of the transfer fee up front. In the case of staggered payments, Sporting could demand a much larger sum. It remains to be seen whether Inácio makes the move. It could depend entirely on what happens with the future of Gómez, who was left out of the squad for the Ipswich Town game last weekend.
