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Liverpool are considering a move for Chelsea\u2019s Josh Acheampong, one of three defenders on their radar after Joe Gomez\u2019s injury, according to TeamTalk.<\/p>\n
The teenager is on a shortlist alongside Eintracht Frankfurt\u2019s Nnamdi Collins and RB Leipzig\u2019s Lutsharel Geertruida.<\/p>\n
New head coach Andoni Iraola addressed the club\u2019s defensive options earlier this week. \u201cWe have some tricky positions where we have injured players that we trust, but still not the ideal situation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo with the centre-back and the right-back situations in terms of defensive depth, we are, I think, really thin right now, and it is a solution we are trying to find.\u201d<\/p>\n
Liverpool\u2019s options have been squeezed from several directions this summer. Andy Robertson\u2019s contract was allowed to expire, while talks over a new deal for Ibrahima Konat\u00e9 broke down, and the Frenchman joined Real Madrid on a free transfer.<\/p>\n
Conor Bradley and Giovanni Leoni remain out with long-term injuries. Gomez then added to the crisis, forced off just ten minutes into Liverpool\u2019s 4-2 friendly win over Sunderland with an apparent muscle problem.<\/p>\n
The Liverpool Echo reports the club is stepping up its search for a versatile defender capable of playing right-back or centre-half. Acheampong fits that profile, and Liverpool made an enquiry for him as far back as 1 June.<\/p>\n
Any deal may not be straightforward, though. Chelsea\u2019s new manager, Xabi Alonso, is understood to view the 20-year-old as central to his squad rather than a player he is willing to sell this summer.<\/p>\n
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