Liverpool reportedly ready to pay £42m for new defender

Liverpool Echo reports Liverpool are ready to pay £42m for a new defender as Van Dijk and Gomez contracts near expiry. A separate item says Liverpool would pay €50m for a Stuttgart defender, and Barcelona are also reportedly interested in a Stuttgart player.

Timeline

1. 20 Oct, 20:30 UTCFirst appeared on Google Trends
2. 20 Oct, 20:30 UTCLiverpool Echo reports £42m defender bid
3. 20 Oct, 20:30 UTCReported €50m offer for Stuttgart defender

Top sources

• joe gomezGoogle Trends
• Liverpool willing to pay €50m for Stuttgart defenderDaveOCKOP
• Flick’s top transfer target? Barca want to poach a player from VfB StuttgartGoal.com