Liverpool and Arsenal are both still keen on signing Eintracht Frankfurt defender Willian Pacho, according to Sky Germany reporter Florian Plettenberg.
The Ecuadorian international has been on the radar of both clubs for a number of months and the journalist claims that they have retained their interest ahead of the summer transfer window.
However, with Pacho’s asking price being between €50m (£43m) and €60m (£51m), most Reds fans on X are not particularly enthusiastic about recruiting the centre-back:
Overpriced no thanks
— RockyLFC (@Rocky__LFC) April 16, 2024
He's good but wouldn't be my first choice
— Nallo_LFC 🌟 (@AmaraNallolfc) April 16, 2024
he is worth no more than 30 million. It’s our time to win titles what the hell is these mediocre players
— Ritik Sheoran (@RitikSh77830693) April 16, 2024
As Matip is injured out Centre Back Depth is
🇳🇱 Van Dijk
🇫🇷 Konate
🏴 Quansah
And then Gomez but he plays as a full back these daysWe desperately need another option for when those three go out of form like we are seeing now
— LFCKM05 🔴🏴 (@LFCKM05) April 16, 2024
What is happening in football? These prices for mid players are insane
— Rene Jeffrey (@ReneOuld) April 16, 2024
Liverpool will need to strengthen their options in the centre of defence
With Joel Matip seemingly set to leave Anfield when his contract expires at the end of June, reinforcements will be required at centre-half.
Pacho is one of the more promising young defenders in Europe and the fact that he is left-footed may also make him a more attractive target. It is up for debate, though, whether he is worth his reported asking price.
Any signings will be decided by the new manager
Chief scouts Dave Fallows and Barry Hunter have continued to identify potential targets, even though Jurgen Klopp has announced he will leave the club at the end of the campaign.
However, any final decision on transfers will have to wait until the club have appointed Klopp’s successor. For now, Pacho is just one of many players being monitored by the recruitment team.
