Jurgen Klopp has been without first-choice duo Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the majority of the campaign and Joel Matip’s persistent injury problems have just added to the Premier League champions’ woes.
Gazzetta dello Sport suggests 21-year-old Inter centre-half Bastoni is firmly on the Liverpool’s radar and high up on Klopp’s shortlist of potential options after an eye-catching campaign in Serie A.
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