Liverpool transfer target rejects latest contract offer as door opens for Arne Slot
Liverpool still have a lot of work to do when it comes to their first-team squad.
Although there have been times this season when the Reds have been the best team on the pitch, more often than not, things just haven't gone their way.
There's likely to be several reasons for this but the fact that Arne Slot's defence have been way off the pace this term hasn't helped matters much.
The number of injuries that the Anfield outfit have suffered is also a major cause for concern with their right-back spot seeming cursed.
However, that could all be about to change after a new update that has emerged from Italy.
Liverpool step up interest in Zeki Celik after he rejects Roma's latest contract offer
Throughout most of the winter transfer window, Liverpool's fanbase were demanding that Slot and Richard Hughes added another defender or two to their squad.
If everyone was fit, they'd only just have enough players to cover all bases but, with how injury prone some of Slot's defence, such as Conor Bradley have been this term, it's clear that they need to add more players to their ranks.
And, even though no moves were made in January, it seems like the Reds' defence will be the Dutchman's main area of focus in the summer.
That is, according to an update from Tuttosport who share that Liverpool's interest in Roma's Zeki Celik has resurfaced.
The Turkiye international has 'attracted the attention' of the Premier League champions with Juventus and Inter Milan also interested in signing the full back.
Celik, much like most of Slot's recent signings is a fairly versatile player who can play as a right-back, a right-winger or even as a centre-back which, with the Reds' recent injury history, is a massive selling point for the club.
Liverpool's interest in the defender has been piqued due to the fact that his contract is set to expire at the end of the 2025-26 season with the full-back now 'likely' to leave Roma for nothing.
Liverpool must do everything that they can to improve their defensive line
Although it's taken some time for Liverpool's new signings to get bedded in, fans are starting to see the vision that Slot had for his team this season.
The fact that over £400 million was spent on new players proves how much the Dutchman believed in all of his new signings.
At the start of the campaign, Alexander Isak was the one who was expected to help turn Liverpool's fortunes around.
However, especially over the last few weeks, Florian Wirtz and Hugo Ekitike have taken the limelight.
The duo are finally figuring out how to play alongside one another with the former Bundesliga players even breaking several records at Liverpool.
And, if the Anfield outfit can figure out how to improve their defence in the summer, they could be well on their way towards winning another Premier League title.
That is, especially since Jeremy Jacquet has already been signed.
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