Official: Ben Davies is a new Liverpool player. Once the corresponding medical examination of the defender, coming from the Preston North End (Championship team, English Second Division), has been completed, the 'red' club announced the signing of its new defender, who will help reinforce the defensive line of Jürgen Klopp, very depleted this course due to injuries.
According to British media, Liverpool will pay almost 2.27 million euros for Davies, 25, born in Barrow-in-Furness, northwest England. The new player of the Anfield team acts as a center-back, but can also do it as a left-back.
Ben Davies arrived in 2013 at the Preston North End, where he also trained, and was on loan in York City, Tranmere Rovers, Southport, Newport County and Fleetwood Town.
Liverpool's young Dutch central defender Sepp Van den Berg, 19, goes the other way and leaves on loan until the end of the season.
Defensive injuries have turned this season into an ordeal for Klopp, starting with that of Virgil van Dijk, a mainstay of the team and who suffered a torn ligament in October after Jordan Pickford's entry in the derby against Everton (2- 2). Joe Gomez's followed. Last week, Joe Matip's.
Fabinho, whom Klopp delayed to the rear axis, was also injured. Against West Ham on Sunday played Jordan Henderson (also converted) and Nathaniel Phillips, 23. He has also turned to Rhys Williams, 19, during these months, but as things are, Liverpool has had no choice but to reinforce its rear in this winter market.