Liverpool refuses to sign defensive trump card for £8.5 million

Liverpool Reportedly rejected the opportunity to sign the Turkish defender Ozankabak A cost of 8.5 million pounds.

Kabak on loan for the second half of the 2020-21 season LiverpoolAfter paying an initial loan fee of 1 million pounds and a bonus of 500,000 pounds, the Red Army has the opportunity to permanently sign Kabak for approximately 18 million pounds.

The Red Army suffered a serious injury crisis in the backcourt. Last season they had more than 15 central defenders. Kabak signed with Ben Davies to provide some depth, and the Turkish international played well on the defensive end with Nat Phillips.

However, Liverpool decided not to allow Kabak on a permanent loan in the summer, and instead signed Ibrahima Konat from Leipzig.

According to reports, Liverpool did not want to sign Kabak, even though Schalke was willing to let him leave for £8.5 million.

Schalke is currently preparing for their 2. Bundesliga season opener against Hamburg and hopes to sell Kabak to help them solve their financial problems.

Liverpool feel they have enough depth in the backcourt

Ozan Kabak performed well in Liverpool and helped the Reds return to the top four after a poor start to the season. However, the Reds have a very strong lineup at the guard position. They signed Ben Davis in January and Ibrahima Konat in the summer.

The trio of Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip has resumed training, and Nat Phillips is expected to stay at the club to provide more substitutes when needed.

Liverpool’s decision not to sign Kabak was a blow to Schalke and the players. Although Schalke needs money to ease their financial difficulties, Kabak is the one who needs to play top football.

The Turk has something to do with the transfer A league Similarly, it remains to be seen whether he will transfer before the end of the transfer window.

Considering that Schalke coach Dimitrios Gramozzi did not include Kabak in his preseason plan, this clearly shows that they hope to get rid of this player in the coming weeks.

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