Liverpool may have already found bargain alternative to Marc Guehi who cost $50M

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And in Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez, Slot is able to call upon a more than able supporting cast — but there will still be a sense of "what if" after Guehi got as far as completing the first stage of his medical at Liverpool.

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Gomez was fairly close to a deadline day transfer of his own, and you get the sense that may have gone ahead if the Guehi deal had crossed the line.

But with Leoni now out for around a year, Slot finds himself relying on the fitness of Konate and Gomez.

Having decided to wait and pursue him at the end of his deal, that resolve will now be tested.

But one thing that's beyond question is that the collapse of the summer transfer has opened Liverpool up to some more uncertainty.

Even once Leoni is back in the fold, Liverpool will want another center-back — Van Dijk is 34, and Konate is yet to commit his future beyond the end of the season.

According to Bild, Liverpool has identified Dayot Upamecano.

Dayot Upamecano of Bayern Munich.

Liverpool could plausibly keep hold of Konate and still pursue Upamecano as a Guehi alternative, restoring an old partnership and setting up nicely for a long-term future without Van Dijk.

Bayern Munich paid $50 million for Upamecano in 2021