EPL
Liverpool In Three-Way Battle For €100m Defender
Premier League table toppers Liverpool are in a three-way battle for highly rated RB Leipzig defender Dayot Upamecano according to reports coming out of the Spanish media.
Spanish newspaper AS revealed that the Reds are eyeing a move for the young French defender alongside two of the best clubs on the European continent.
It was revealed that the trio of Liverpool, Atletico Madrid and Manchester United are monitoring the situation of the young centre back at RB Leipzig. Dayot Upamecano has a release clause of €100m in his current deal with the German Bundesliga club.
The 20-year-old has been in superb form for RB Leipzig in their quest for a top-four finish at the end of the German Bundesliga season.
The Europa League campaigners are in fourth position on the German Bundesliga table behind Borussia Moenchengladbach, defending champions Bayern Munich and league leaders Borussia Dortmund.
Frenchman Upamecano joined RB Leipzig from Austrian Bundesliga champions Red Bull Salzburg at the start of last season and he has been an epitome of defensive solidity for his German club in this campaign.
He would be wonderful to a Liverpool squad that has the best defensive record in the Premier League and that has propelled the Reds to the top of the table.
