Liverpool enter the race to sign potential "elite" £42m gem; Jurgen Klopp is a big admirer

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He is 21 years old and very promising, but it is up to him to keep working hard and staying calm. It’s a big credit to him how he started his Liverpool career, but we are in September.

Hopefully there are years of his Liverpool career left.” It looks as though Liverpool have their eyes on another massive talent, with Spanish publication SPORT claiming that they have joined the race to sign Stuttgart star Jeltsch, whose current deal expires in the summer of 2030. Finn Jeltsch an outstanding centre-back option for Liverpool Jeltsch is a player with an enormous amount of potential, and is thought to be admired by former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, so he could be a great signing for the Reds.

A call-up to Klopp’s senior setup feels imminent on his current trajectory, with Spencer Mossman saying this about Jeltsch: “Excellent ball carrier and ground duel winner, the initial makings of an elite outside CB.” The time will come when Van Dijk has to be replaced – that hopefully isn’t for a few more years yet, given his superb current form – and in Jacquet and Leoni, Liverpool have two incredible young centre-backs at their disposal. To have the Stuttgart star as well as Jacquet and Leoni would put Liverpool in an enviable position, and while a more experienced head would also be required, they would be in good health at the heart of their defence for many years to come.