Liverpool are reportedly plotting an £8million transfer swoop for Olympiakos centre-back Ruben Semedo in a bid to ease their defensive injury crisis.
Jurgen Klopp looks certain to have to sign a defender in the January transfer window, with Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez both out long term.
Van Dijk could miss the rest of the season after surgery to repair his anterior cruciate ligament, while Joe Gomez also went under the knife to fix a ruptured patella tendon he suffered on injury duty.
The double blow leaves injury-prone Joel Matip as Liverpool's only senior centre-half - while stand-in centre-back Fabinho is recovering from a hamstring injury ahead of next Sunday's Premier League clash against Leicester.
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