Liverpool are BIG admirers of €30m-rated Spanish jewel

Liverpool are facing uncertainty in the centre-back position. Although Virgil van Dijk has been secured to a contract until 2027, his defensive colleagues are not so sure of their futures.

Ibrahima Konate is out of contract in 2026 and so far no breakthrough has been reached in talks over a new deal. If sporting director Richard Hughes doesn’t succeed in tying him down then the Frenchman could well be sold this summer.

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Also up for debate are Jarell Quansah and Joe Gomez. Quansah, 22, could be sacrificed if the club manage to attract a decent fee while Gomez might well be sold having come close to joining either Aston Villa or Newcastle last year.

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If any of those three leaves then it opens a vacancy in the centre of Liverpool’s defence.

We’ve seen Jorrel Hato linked, along with Jarrad Branthwaite and others but there is another name now on the list and one which will be familiar to incoming Reds goalkeeper Giorgi Mamardashvili.

Liverpool like Cristhian Mosquera

Cristhian Mosquera, 20, was outstanding for Valencia in LaLiga last season. The Spanish defender played 37 times for Los Che - ranking highly on FOTMOB for tackles won, duels won, interceptions and recoveries.

Mosquera has a contract which expires at the Mestalla in 2026 and this summer the club could be prepared to listen to transfer offers for their homegrown star.

And now according to a new report on Caught Offside, Liverpool are tracking the youngster - although he could end up at RB Leipzig as a stepping stone before going to the Premier League.

“Liverpool are big admirers of Mosquera, who is also on Chelsea’s radar and whose asking price would be in the region of €30m,” a report reads.

Mosquera likely to go to Leipzig

“Tottenham, Crystal Palace and West Ham have also been monitoring Mosquera, but it’s currently felt that he’s leaning towards a move to RB Leipzig.

“The player and his representatives feel he could be best served by a move to the Bundesliga before perhaps joining a top English club later.”

Leipzig have successfully offloaded players like Konate, Naby Keita and Dominik Szoboszlai to the Reds over the years and if Mosquera follows suit then in the years ahead they could be back once again.

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It might well be too soon for a 20-year-old to make the big leap to the Premier League champions - and if Liverpool tie down Konate in the meantime there will be limited space for him in the first team.