Liverpool are in talks to sign Dutch defender Lutsharel Geertruida on loan from RB Leipzig, with the player currently spending the season at Sunderland.
The 25-year-old previously worked with Liverpool manager Arne Slot at Feyenoord and is one of several defensive options the club is considering. Geertruida is a Dutch international and can play at right-back, centre-back, or in defensive midfield.
Liverpool are looking at defensive cover because Conor Bradley is out for the rest of the season with a knee injury, Jeremie Frimpong is sidelined for a few weeks with a groin problem, and Ibrahima Konate’s contract expires this summer.
Any deal is complicated as it involves three clubs. Geertruida’s loan at Sunderland does not include a recall clause, so any move would need Sunderland’s approval. The Championship club are expected to ask for compensation, having paid around £2m to bring him in on loan.
