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title: "Liverpool haven’t ruled out move for Shkodran Mustafi, claims journalist"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-01-30T11:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-30T11:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool haven’t ruled out move for Shkodran Mustafi, claims journalist

Liverpool haven’t ruled out the possibility of signing Shkodran Mustafi this month, according to the [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/29/jurgen-klopp-admits-liverpool-hunting-fornew-centre-back-quality/](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/29/jurgen-klopp-admits-liverpool-hunting-fornew-centre-back-quality/)*[Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2021/01/29/jurgen-klopp-admits-liverpool-hunting-fornew-centre-back-quality/)*‘s Chris Bascombe.

The Reds find themselves in desperate need of a new centre-back before Monday’s transfer deadline, with Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Fabinho all currently [injured](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/sperrenundverletzungen/verein/31).

Mustafi has been [deemed surplus to requirements](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/mustafi-will-leave-arsenal-by-the-summer-says-agent/1pa89819pt5d71h0qhupt0de53) at Arsenal, making him a possible candidate to join Liverpool and ease the crisis.

While Bascombe doesn’t mention a bid being made for the German, he states that he is someone who has not been ‘so instantly dismissed’ compared to other defenders.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

Mustafi is far from the perfect centre-back, but frankly, Liverpool need anything they can get in the coming days.

For all his flaws, the 28-year-old has still been at a top club since 2016 and has also [won 20 caps](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/shkodran-mustafi/profil/spieler/88590) for Germany.

He is superior to either Rhys Williams and Nathaniel Phillips, both of whom lack experience at the top level, and could at least do a job until the end of the season.

Mustafi has [mistakes](https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/22/shkodran-mustafi-apologises-arsenal-teammate-david-luiz-error-chelsea-12102544/) in him, much in the same way [Dejan Lovren](https://www.sportsjoe.ie/football/farewell-dejan-lovren-defender-whose-passion-downfall-205041) did at Liverpool, but signing him would be far better than signing nobody.