Liverpool want to sign ‘the best young centre-back in South America’

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With Giovanni Leoni tearing his ACL and doubts over the futures of both Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez, centre-back could be a focus for Liverpool in the summer. Liverpool scouts watching Deinner Ordonez But the Premier League champions are also considering a number of alternatives, with Dortmund’s Nico Schlotterbeck, Bayern Munich‘s Dayot Upamecano, Club Brugge’s Joel Ordonez and Sporting CP duo Ousmane Diomande and Zeno Debast linked.

That, according to the Mail‘s Lewis Steele, has seen scouts identify Independiente Del Valle’s Deinner Ordonez as a possible target. Ordonez, 16, is considered “the best player of his age group in the whole of South America,” according to youth scouts and is also being tracked by Chelsea.

Liverpool’s interest was first mentioned back in February, when Ordonez was still only 15, with Anfield Watch‘s Bence Bocsak reporting that scouts spotted him playing for Ecuador at the U20 Copa Sudamericana. Why Liverpool cannot sign Ordonez until 2028 However, while a deal can be lined up with Independiente Del Valle in the meantime, Ordonez would not be eligible to join Liverpool – or any club in the Premier League for that matter – until early 2028.