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title: "Liverpool to battle Juventus for Emerson Palmieri"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Michael Oliver"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2018-01-16T15:47:38Z"
modified: "2018-01-16T15:47:38Z"
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# Liverpool to battle Juventus for Emerson Palmieri

Jurgen Klopp is eager to improve his defence and Liverpool are being linked with a January swoop for Emerson Palmieri of Roma.

The Reds have been [tracking the young left-back for a number of months](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2017/10/26/liverpool-linked-january-swoop-emerson-palmieri/) as he battled back from a serious knee injury and they are ready to firm up their interest.

Liverpool are ready to reinvest the money recouped from the Philippe Coutinho sale in a move for Palmieri, with a €25m bid being readied according to a [Gazzetta dello Sport](https://www.ilbianconero.com/a/liverpool-sgarbo-alla-juve-mani-sull-erede-di-alex-sandro-83175) report.

![Marco Luzzani/Getty Images Sport](https://cdn.readeverything.co/readliverpoolfc/2018/01/680961766.jpg)

Andy Robertson has impressed in recent weeks at left-back but Liverpool would like to add another fullback with Alberto Moreno not seen as the long-term answer and James Milner seemingly moved back into a midfield role.

[Juventus were also interested](https://www.calciomercato.com/en/news/juventus-warned-as-juve-eye-e25m-bid-for-alex-sandro-successor-59189) in signing the young defender as a potential successor for Alex Sandro who is wanted by Chelsea and Manchester United, but they have seemingly fallen behind Liverpool in the race to sign him after Roma ruled out a transfer to a Serie A rival.