Premier League club expects Liverpool to submit bid £60m for "excellent" centre-back

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Liverpool need to sign a centre-back this summer to replace Ibrahima Konate after he left to join Real Madrid on a free transfer, with multiple reports now claiming that the Reds are considering Ezri Konsa. He has often been one to thwart Liverpool in games against Villa, but he isn’t the best you could buy with £60m.

Liverpool competing with Arsenal for Ezri Konsa signing with Gunners unprepared to meet £60m price tag The Guardian reports that Arsenal are considering signing Aston Villa star Ezri Konsa after his starring role at the World Cup with England this summer, and that the Gunners are facing competition from Liverpool if the Reds’ interest develops, but it will cost in the region of £60m to make this deal happen. They could face competition from Liverpool in their attempts to sign Ezri Konsa from Aston Villa due to concerns over William Saliba’s back issues that will see him miss an extended period.

That said, Konsa has all the tools to be a fantastic signing for Liverpool this summer, and is well-suited to the front-footed nature of Iraola’s system. Both Liverpool and Arsenal are not willing to spend £60m on him sso it will be curious to see if Aston Villa budge on their valuation, but another recent report states that Liverpool will not be signing a defender until later this month, so that could leave room for Arsenal or another team to swoop in first.