Liverpool are eyeing up a move for centre-back Ezequiel Garay, according to Fichajes, via Sport Witness.
The Reds have been rocked by an injury to Virgil van Dijk, with the Dutchman suffering a cruciate ligament problem that could rule him out for the rest of the season.
Joel Matip is also an injury-prone figure, as highlighted by yet another absence in Liverpool’s Champions League clash with Ajax tonight, meaning centre-back options look light at Anfield.
This latest report suggests that Garay is considered an option for the Reds, with the Argentine a free agent after leaving Valencia in the summer.
It is mentioned that he would likely demand high wages on a one-year contract, though.
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I think signing Garay would feel like a panic-buy from Liverpool, considering he is now 34 years of age and wasn’t snapped up by anyone else during the summer.
There was a time when Garay’s reputation was far greater, when he shone for Argentina at the 2014 World Cup and reached the final, but his best days are now behind him.
His aforementioned wages could also be an issue, not to mention his own injury issues, of which there have been plenty.
Bringing in an ageing, injury-plagued defender on big wages sounds like a disaster waiting to happen, and not in-keeping with Liverpool’s business under Jurgen Klopp and Michael Edwards.
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