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title: "Liverpool’s interest in Sven Botman set to be ‘revived’ before deadline day"
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type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Henry Jackson"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-01-29T09:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-01-29T09:00:00Z"
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# Liverpool’s interest in Sven Botman set to be ‘revived’ before deadline day

Liverpool’s interest in Sven Botman is expected to be ‘revived’ before Monday’s transfer deadline day, according to the [https://www.sundayworld.com/sport/soccer/jurgen-klopp-hints-at-a-change-of-transfer-plan-after-joel-matip-is-injured-in-liverpools-win-spurs-40024734.html](https://www.sundayworld.com/sport/soccer/jurgen-klopp-hints-at-a-change-of-transfer-plan-after-joel-matip-is-injured-in-liverpools-win-spurs-40024734.html)*[Sunday World](https://www.sundayworld.com/sport/soccer/jurgen-klopp-hints-at-a-change-of-transfer-plan-after-joel-matip-is-injured-in-liverpools-win-spurs-40024734.html)*.

The Reds may have beaten Tottenham 3-1 win on Thursday night, but the centre-back crisis is now out of control.

Fabinho missed the game through [injury](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/news/first-team/423892-fabinho-injury-update), while Joel Matip was replaced at half-time, having suffered [ankle ligament damage](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/klopp-liverpool-transfer-matip-breaking-19724097).

It leaves Liverpool with no fit centre-backs, barring pair Nathaniel Phillips and Rhys Williams, with Jordan Henderson also having to fill in there.

This latest report claims that Botman, who has been [linked](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=BpF3o7fI1vc) with the Reds before, could arrive in the coming days, as Jurgen Klopp tries to address the situation.

### Read Liverpool Verdict

Liverpool simply have to sign a centre-back by Monday, or it will be negligence of the highest order.

To play the rest of the season with such a huge problem in defence may not only cost the Reds the Premier League title, but also a place in the top four.

FSG have to allow the funds to be available to bring in a new signing, or risk hampering their entire legacy.

There is being [frugal](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/liverpool-transfer-news-fsg-money-18778587), which is to be admired at times, and then there is just being detrimental to the whole club’s success.

Botman has shone for Lille this season, averaging an [85.7 percent](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/379732/Show/Sven-Botman) pass completion rate in Ligue 1, as well as winning an impressive [3.6 aerial duels](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/379732/Show/Sven-Botman) per game, suggesting he could thrive both on and off the ball for Liverpool.