Liverpool saw Joel Matip injured. Meanw hile, with Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas injured, fellow centre-back Joe Gomez will also be expected to take his place. And now, according to 90Min, another young Portuguese defender, Antonio Silva, is also attracting interest from Liverpool. Liverpool scout Antonio Silva According to reports, Liverpool are one of the teams interested in signing the Benfica star.
Still only 20, Silva has been a regular for Benfica this season and has previously been praised by former Manchester City manager Juanma Lillo for his “outrageous” talent. Benfica’s young central defender Antonio Silva will not play either. Do you know how good this kid is? exorbitant. It’s outrageous,” Lillo said of Silva. SL Benfica vs FC Porto Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool’s 19-year-old is not very happy at the moment.’It’s so frustrating’: Jurgen Klopp admits Liverpool’s 19-year-old is not very happy at the moment.90Min report that Silva has an £88m release clause in his contract. Benfica coach Roger Schmidt is unlikely to sell in January, according to their report.
Reds fans should take note Portugal seem to have a habit of producing top defenders. We have seen players like Ricardo Carvalho achieve success in the past and more recently Ruben Diaz and Joao Cancelo have both excelled for England. Now it looks like Inácio and Silva will be Portugal’s next duo.
They enjoyed excellent careers as Premier League players.At £88m, Silva is an expensive signing. But now we have reached a stage in football where the best young players command huge sums of money. So Liverpool or United might have to dig deep into their pockets to make it happen.
Liverpool are looking at a number of defensive targets as they continue to look for players to sign in the January transfer window.The Reds were tied up by a number of defenders coming through the window. Goncalo Inacio remains one of the names to watch out for, while Fluminense captain Nino is also being watched.
