Liverpool battling two huge rivals for £69.2m ace who is an "elite centre-back in the making"

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Liverpool are tussling with Premier League rivals Arsenal and Manchester United for the signing of RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba this summer. The Reds may be signing Jeremy Jacquet from Rennes at the end of the season, but another defender is also needed, with captain Virgil van Dijk bemoaning his side’s woes recently, saying: “We are trying everything.

“It’s down to us and so we have to do it as players, as a group. But at the moment, we are not.” According to Sport Witness, Liverpool are “very much in the race” for the signing of Lukeba from Leipzig this summer, with Arsenal and United are seen as options.

Lukeba is believed to have a £69.2m release clause in his current Leipzig deal, with his contract at the Bundesliga side expiring in the summer of 2029. Castello Lukeba a fantastic summer option for Liverpool Lukeba is such a promising young defender, with scout Jacek Kulig describing him as an “elite centre-back in the making” earlier this year.