With Naby Keita arriving in the summer and Emre Can most likely going to Juventus (or to another club) for free, Liverpool will end up with a similar depth of midfielders next season unless they invest elsewhere.
Well, according to L’Equipe, Jürgen Klopp and his scouting team have targeted Southampton’s Mario Lemina, who has impressed since his arrival from Juventus last summer, as the man to add to the squad.
The Gabon international has also been followed by Arsène Wenger and Arsenal over the past few seasons, with the Gunners allegedly in the mix last summer, only to lose out to the Saints.
Considering Mauricio Pellegrino’s side paid €17m for the 24-year-old to bring him in from Italy, you can expect them to ask Liverpool for a lot of money if the Reds come knocking.
If he does move, Lemina would become the latest in a long list of footballers, including Sadio Mané and Virgil Van Dijk, to have made the jump from St Mary’s to Anfield over the past few years.
