Liverpool are keen on bringing Malick Thiaw to Anfield from Newcastle United in the summer transfer window, according to a report, as Arne Slot\u2019s side face a battle with Manchester City for Samson Baidoo.<\/p>\n
With Ibrahima Konate out of contract at Liverpool<\/a> at the end of the season, the Merseyside club\u2019s owners, Fenway Sports Group (FSG), are keen on adding a new senior centre-back to their squad for next season.<\/p>\n Sources have TEAMtalk\u2019s transfer insider, Graeme Bailey, that Liverpool are hopeful that Konate will sign a new contract<\/a> and extend his stay at Anfield.<\/p>\n However, FSG are still scouring the market for a defender.<\/p>\n Liverpool target Malick Thiaw to replace Ibrahima Konate<\/p>\n According to Fussball Daten<\/a>, Newcastle United defender Malick Thiaw has emerged as a candidate to replace Konate at Liverpool.<\/p>\n The German media outlet has claimed Liverpool are \u2018targeting\u2019 Thiaw as \u2018their top priority to fill the potential void left by Ibrahima Konate\u2019.<\/p>\n There is interest in the 24-year-old Germany international defender from Manchester United and Bayern Munich, too.<\/p>\n Newcastle are said to value the former AC Milan star at \u20ac80million (\u00a370m, $93.4m).<\/p>\n Want more breaking transfer lines from original sources? Add TEAMtalk\u00a0as a preferred source on Google\u00a0<\/a>to your favourites list for news you can trust.<\/p>\n Liverpool eye Alessandro Bastoni<\/p>\n According to CaughtOffSide,<\/a> there is interest from Liverpool in Inter Milan defender Alessandro Bastoni, too.<\/p>\n Like Liverpool, Arsenal and Barcelona have also been \u2018closely monitoring\u2019 the Italy international central defender.<\/p>\n There is interest in Bastoni from Chelsea and Manchester City, as well, with Inter said to value the defender at between \u20ac90-100 million (up to \u00a387.2m, $117m).<\/p>\n