The constant injuries of his centrals have forced Jürgen Klopp to go to the winter market in search of a new defender. The chosen one already has a name and surname. Is named Ben Davies, 25 years old, has so far defended the Preston North End jersey in the Championship, the English second division. Liverpool will pay 2 million pounds for the English defender, who He had already agreed to his departure to Celtic next summer but, due to the interest of the 'reds', he has reversed his decision.
Without Van Dijk, without Joe Gomez, without Matip and with the emergencies of Henderson or Fabinho – now also injured – for the center-back position, Klopp has been forced to pull two young players in recent weeks: Rhys Williams or Nat Phillips have played regularly for Liverpool this season.
The arrival of Ben Davies was an obligation on the defensive line for a team that wants to continue aspiring to the Premier League, despite having left many points in 2021. The young Sepp van den Berg will enter the operation and will go on loan to Preston until the end of the season.
