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The summer transfer market looks set to be a busy one for Liverpool.

The Reds have been arguably the best team in Europe this season as the Merseyside club sit comfortably at the top of the Premier League and are also in contention to win a treble.

When it comes to a centre-back, Jamie Carragher made a request in January and Liverpool may be about to take the Sky Sports pundit’s advice this summer.

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The future of Virgil van Dijk remains up in the air at Liverpool as the Reds captain is out of contract at Anfield at the end of the season and a new deal has yet to be announced.

The Merseyside club expect the Dutch star to put pen to paper on a new deal but that has not stopped the Premier League leaders from searching for his successor.

Dortmund are keen to keep the defender In Germany and the Bundesliga outfit are hoping he signs a new contract as his current deal expires in 2027.

The arrival of Schlotterbeck would go down well with Carragher after the Sky Sports pundit called for Liverpool to make the transfer this year

A common trend amongst the top clubs in the Premier League is that they all have a left-sided defender who can play as a centre-back and as a left-back.

Speaking on Stick to Football back in January, Carragher noted that Liverpool are the only ‘Big Six’ Premier League side without this type of player ‘every other club has’.

Ajax’s Jorrell Hato is another option for Liverpool to add this profile of player to Slot’s squad but it remains to be seen if the Merseyside club make an official move.