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title: "Virals: Liverpool target Franck Kessie could complete January transfer"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2021-10-01T18:00:00Z"
modified: "2021-10-01T18:00:00Z"
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# Virals: Liverpool target Franck Kessie could complete January transfer

[Liverpool](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/10/01/jamie-redknapp-puts-form-of-phenomenal-ace-down-to-virgil-van-dijk/) have once again been linked with a move for AC Milan midfielder [Franck Kessie](https://readliverpoolfc.com/2021/09/28/virals-liverpool-target-franck-kessie-prioritising-epl-transfer/).

The Reds were [extensively tipped](https://www.milanlive.it/2021/07/27/kessie-offerta-inglese-milan-incontro-rinnovo/) to make a move for the 24-year-old during the summer in order to replace Gini Wijnaldum.

However, any such move failed to materialise as Jurgen Klopp [opted against](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/jurgen-klopp-makes-gini-wijnaldum-21422565) seeking a successor to the Dutchman in the transfer market.

Now a fresh report from Italian newspaper [Gazzetta dello Sport](https://www.gazzetta.it/), as cited by [Football Italia](https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/1443844443120021511) on Twitter, has claimed that Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are frontrunners for a possible January capture.

> According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Franck Kessié could leave Milan in January with PSG and Liverpool interested. [https://t.co/ORXr8hFH9S](https://t.co/ORXr8hFH9S) [#ACMilan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/ACMilan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Milan](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Milan?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#SerieA](https://twitter.com/hashtag/SerieA?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Calcio](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Calcio?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Transfers](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Transfers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#PSG](https://twitter.com/hashtag/PSG?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#LFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#Kessié](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Kessi%C3%A9?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
>
> — Football Italia (@footballitalia) [October 1, 2021](https://twitter.com/footballitalia/status/1443844443120021511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

The report states that the Serie A giants are set to make an improved offer to keep Kessie beyond a [2022 contract expiry](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/profil/spieler/294808), albeit the Liverpool ‘candidacy’ remains in place.

Meanwhile, [Corriere dello Sport](https://www.corrieredellosport.it/news/calcio/serie-a/milan/2021/09/30-85847086/milan_e_un_kessie_distratto_il_contratto_pesa_) hs claimed that both clubs are ‘on the trail’ of the [48 times capped](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/nationalmannschaft/spieler/294808/verein_id/3591) ace and a winter switch could be the resolution.

This season Kessie has earned a [7.08 average Sofascore rating](https://www.sofascore.com/player/franck-kessie/359226) from four league outings.

### READ LIVERPOOL VERDICT

Failure to sign an [additional midfielder](https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/first-team) this summer has never looked more questionable than right at this moment.

Albeit star youngster Curtis Jones has [stepped up](https://www.sofascore.com/player/curtis-jones/927353) with aplomb, recent injures to Thiago, Naby Keita and Harvey Elliott have left the Reds thin on the ground.

Having already lost [Gianluigi Donnarumma to Paris](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/jun/16/gianluigi-donnarumma-joins-psg-as-gianluigi-buffon-goes-back-to-parma) and with Wijnaldum in situ in the French capital, Liverpool should be considered favourites in the race.

Valued at £49.5million ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/franck-kessie/marktwertverlauf/spieler/294808)), signing Kessie for a bargain fee or indeed nothing next summer is a no-brainer for the Anfield club.