Report: Liverpool looking to replace Joel Matip in summer window – Rousing The Kop – Liverpool FC News

Liverpool have been rocked by injuries this season. The Reds have been utterly devastated by the fitness issues theyve faced and Kopites have been clamouring for reinforcements to be brought in in the January transfer window. However, the club appears to be waiting until the summer. According to Melissa Reddy for The Independent, Liverpool will replace Joel Matip at the end of the season.

We never saw this coming.

The Reds sold a centre back in the summer without replacing him.

Who couldve guessed that the invincible Virgil van Dijk would be ruled out for the season?

By mid-November we were down to just one centre back in the first team squad and he isnt the most reliable fitness wise.

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In fact, Matip is currently ruled out with an abductor problem, leaving the Reds without a natural senior centre back in the first team.

Naturally, fans and pundits have been urging Liverpool to invest in January.

The financial reality means that the club will likely have to wait until the end of the season to strengthen.

According to The Independent, Liverpool will look to replace Joel Matip in the summer.

Melissa Reddy wrote: when Liverpool do buy a centre-back, it will be their intention that the player ultimately replaces Matip.

This comes as no surprise.

The persistent injuries to Matip during his time at Anfield have blighted what couldve been an immense career.

He is one of the most naturally talented defenders weve seen at the club this century but he is so rarely fit.

We need a man who can play most of our league games without a problem.

We cant keep chopping and changing our centre back pairings. Bringing in a centre back to replace Joel Matip makes sense.

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Brendan Hodrien is a woolyback writer, born in Birkenhead and raised by his Dads stories of Paris, Wembley and Rome. He has appeared on 90Mins YouTube as well as Channel 4s Ultimate Football Fan Show, he is still coming to terms with Liverpool selling Xabi Alonso.

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