Liverpool manager Arne Slot is reportedly looking to hijack a Manchester United move for Matthijs de Ligt, as he sees him as the perfect replacement for Ibrahima Konate.
Slot is seemingly carefully deciding what he wants his squad to look like after inheriting it from Jurgen Klopp. Indeed, two months into the transfer window, the Dutchman is yet to sign a single player.
But he clearly has ideas about the makeup of the Liverpool side, having , who played 37 times under Slot s predecessor last season.
Instead, he d like to sign Bayern Munich defender De Ligt, who has been linked with the Reds at times this summer, and would clearly make a good partner for Virgil van Dijk, given the pair have played a lot of football together for the Netherlands.
, Slot sees him as the perfect partner, and is ready to move for him.
It s said that the centre-back is in advanced talks with rivals Manchester United, who have been looking at bringing in a new central defender all summer, both before and after they signed one, in Leny Yoro.
Slot cares not that the Red Devils are moving towards De Ligt, as it s said he is pushing Liverpool to hijack any United deal for him.
It s believed the Manchester outfit remain favourites at this stage. Recent reports also suggested that through the door.
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But they and Liverpool could find it tricky to snare the defender, after a change in circumstances at Bayern.
