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Maxence Lacroix | Liverpool are reportedly interested in signing Wolfsburg defender following Joel Matip’s season-ending injury.
The 23-year-old has been a regular for the German club in the first few months of the 2023-24 season, appearing in 12 Bundesliga games and scoring against Bayer Leverkusen in October.
Lacroix joined Wolfsburg from Sochaux in the summer of 2020 and has played 113 times for Die Wolfe, scoring four goals in all competitions.
Given his French nationality, competition for the centre-back to break onto the international stage has been fierce, with the right-footed defender only managing to play for his country’s Under-17s during his career to date.
Due to recent injury issues, Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp may be forced to accelerate his plans in the upcoming January transfer window, according to The Sun.
According to the report, the German manager is a big fan of Wolfsburg defender Lacroix and hopes to bring him to the Premier League, specifically Anfield, in the new year.
Matip suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury in Sunday’s seven-goal thriller against Fulham and could be out for the rest of the season.
As a result, the Reds are expected to bring in defensive reinforcements in January to replace the former Schalke centre-back, with Lacroix on the shortlist of candidates.
Maxence Lacroix | Wolfsburg’s Major Defender
Wolfsburg are reportedly demanding at least £30 million for one of their first-choice defenders, with the player’s current contract at VOLKSWAGEN Arena expiring in 18 months.
Marc Guehi of Crystal Palace has also been linked with a January move to Liverpool, despite the fact that the England international would reportedly cost the Reds £50 million.
The 23-year-old is thought to have piqued Manchester United’s interest in recent months, but the player is said to be unwilling to consider a move to Old Trafford.
With Matip’s season on the line due to an ACL injury, Ibrahima Konate will be Virgil van Dijk’s partner in Klopp’s preferred central-defensive pairing until at least January.
The Reds cut the gap to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal to just two points with a routine win at bottom-placed Sheffield United on Wednesday night, and the Merseysiders travel to face Guehi and Crystal Palace at lunchtime on Saturday.
