Posted by Liverpool should act on their interest in RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano in January to cover for Virgil van Dijk while he is out injured, Jamie Carragher says. Ex-Liverpool star Carragher believes the Premier League champions need to dip into the transfer market to compensate for the Netherlands captain’s absence and feels Upamecano, who has also been linked to Manchester United, would be a smart January signing.
“One thing to say about Virgil van Dijk is that in the last 23 games they have only kept five clean sheets, and Van Dijk played all of them, so it is not like everything was perfect. We saw the seven against Aston Villa and we saw the Leeds game. “But I think they have to go big with a signing. “In January, Liverpool should act on their interest in RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano to cover for Virgil van Dijk when he is out injured, says Jamie Carragher.
Ex-Liverpool star Carragher claims that the Premier League champions need to tap into the transfer market to compensate for the absence of the Dutch captain and feels that a smart January signing will be Upamecano, who has also been linked to Manchester United. One thing to say about Virgil van Dijk is that they only kept five clean sheets in the last 23 games, and Van Dijk played all of them, so it’s not like it was all perfect. We saw the seven against Aston Villa and we saw the game in Leeds. “I think they have to go big with a signature, though.”
Source: Goal.com