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title: "Liverpool target Aissa Mandi eyes Premier League move this summer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
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published: "2021-03-03T20:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-03-03T20:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool target Aissa Mandi eyes Premier League move this summer

Rumoured Liverpool target Aissa Mandi is eyeing up a move to the Premier League this summer, according to [https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?titre=on-reparle-de-mandi-a-liverpool&id=99257](https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?titre=on-reparle-de-mandi-a-liverpool&id=99257)*[Le Buteur](https://www.lebuteur.com/article/detail?titre=on-reparle-de-mandi-a-liverpool&id=99257)* \[via [https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-receive-encouragement-chase-last-summer-target-pl-preferred-option-player/](https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-receive-encouragement-chase-last-summer-target-pl-preferred-option-player/)*[Sport Witness](https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-receive-encouragement-chase-last-summer-target-pl-preferred-option-player/)*\].

The Real Betis centre-back is [out of contract](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aissa-mandi/profil/spieler/80293) at the end of the season and looks set to leave on a free transfer.

Liverpool have recently been [linked](https://sportwitness.co.uk/liverpool-want-take-advantage-players-contract-situation/) with a move for the 29-year-old, seeing him as someone who can boost Jurgen Klopp’s defensive options.

Mandi’s ‘preferred’ next destination is believed to be England, boosting the Reds’ chances of getting their man.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

At 29, Mandi certainly doesn’t represent the long-term future, but he could arguably be a good alternative to Joel Matip, who is the same age.

The Cameroonian has become an increasingly [injury-prone](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/joel-matip/verletzungen/spieler/82105) figure at Anfield, making just [25 appearances](https://www.lfchistory.net/Players/Player/Profile/1304) since the beginning of last season.

In comparison, Mandi has [appeared 53 times](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/aissa-mandi/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/80293) for Betis during the same period, suggesting he could be a more reliable option.

Signing the Algerian on a free transfer also means it isn’t a risky purchase financially – if he failed to set the world alight at Anfield, it would be no disaster.