Liverpool interested in signing "one of the best centre backs in the world" - journalist

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Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea centre-back Levi Colwill, with the Blues keen on tying him down to a contract extension instead. According to TEAMtalk‘s Graeme Bailey, there is “interest” in Colwill from the Reds, with the England international linked with him before he moved to Chelsea.

Levi Colwill could be an ideal signing for Liverpool There is a reason why so many top clubs wanted Colwill from a young age, Liverpool included, and Xabi Alonso paid him huge praise earlier in the year, saying; “I would say having a proper pre-season has helped him in taking the right steps in the right moment. Now, after pre-season, we are expecting him to play in a good way with the confidence and the fitness to have him at his best level.

For me, he is one of the best centre backs in the world.” It will be hard for Liverpool to prise Colwill away from Chelsea, but they should push for him, considering he would be a good eventual replacement, albeit likely never reaching his level. For now, it is a transfer that feels unlikely, but if Colwill’s head is turned by a move to Liverpool, he stands out as an exciting long-term centre-back option.