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Liverpool have been told to sign Tottenham Hotspur defender Micky van de Ven. Arne Slot’s side have been made to pay for not wrapping up a move for Marc Guehi last summer, as the Crystal Palace defender is now on the verge of joining Manchester City.

With Ibrahima Konate’s contract set to expire in the summer, central defence appears to be the next area they need to strengthen. With that in mind, ex-Chelsea defender Jason Cundy believes the Merseysiders should sign Van de Ven.

He said: “Here’s the thing, if I’m Liverpool I’m going after Van de Ven. That’s what I would do, I would absolutely go all out.

“They lost out on Guehi, Van de Ven is the next big thing at centre-half. He’s perfect for Liverpool if they want to play a high line. I’m going straight after him.”

Former Liverpool star Jermaine Pennant has warned his former club they could be made to pay if they do not sign another right back. The Reds were given a huge blow when Conor Bradley suffered season ending knee ligament damage.

With this in mind, Arne Slot's side were warned by Pennant they are short at right-back, despite also having Jeremie Frimpong. "I'm very disappointed in hearing that Liverpool won’t be signing a right-back, to not even look at maybe a loan option… if you don't want to spend money fair enough," he told talkSPORT.

“We spent quite a lot in the summer, but some sort of cover, maybe someone who can even just sit on the bench. We are injury prone at the moment and down to bare bones and loads of games coming.

"We are still in loads of competitions and have got to try and maintain to keep in the top 4 for Champions League football. It's a little bit disappointing and as the hierarchy, the sporting director and the board should be looking at this thing if we don't get anyone in we are taking a gamble.

"If we get one more injury that could really destroy our season in every way shape and form."

Emmanuel Agbadou’s move from Wolves to Besiktas is now in the final stages.

That’s according to Sabah, via Sport Witness, who are reporting that Besiktas have formally submitted a loan offer to Wolves totalling €14m.

The report goes on to claim that the offer includes the loan fee and a mandatory purchase clause.

Besiktas club president Serdal Adalı confirmed an offer had been made. He said: “I estimate that we will reach a conclusion regarding the players we are working on within a week.

“Transfers take some time. Making transfers in the winter transfer window is costly. We will make transfers paying attention to these factors.

“We made an offer to Emmanuel Agbadou, and we are waiting. The player wants to come. We are talking to his club. When his club says ‘okay,’ it could be finalised in an hour or a week.”

Arne Slot insists Liverpool will "wait for the right moment" to add to their squad as the head coach refused to rule out strengthening before the January transfer window closes.

Asked about the prospect of a defensive arrival this month, the Reds boss said: "Are we less stretched in attack, then? I am a bit surprised people are talking like this.

"You think we have more options in the front? I am surprised people are so focused on our last line.

"We don’t have an injury in our midfield so that is the line we don’t have them but I think I have said it in the press conference but I can say it one more time.

"Everyone is aligned, everyone knows what the challenges are, and we all agree but that is not to say there is no possibility for us to act because as you know this club has always waited for the right moment and never from a position of panic.

"We always do the right things at the right moment. The one who was here before me had some issues at the back as well in a certain season.

"If the right player arrives for multiple reasons no matter what the position in our team - it could be last line, midfield or attack - then we will act.

"If not we do it with the players we have because Wata (Wataru Endo) has come back now as well. At this moment there are only three players who are out with long-term injuries (Leoni, Bradley and Alexander Isak).

"[We won't move] unless it's an opportunity or a chance in the market, but I think we have shown in this window or in the summer how we act. That has been meticulous and a very detailed process that is not done in two weeks but over a long period of time but then we act at the right moment.

"But if there is an opportunity in the market or if things get even worse, we can have a different situation."

Manchester City are in the “final stages” of completing a deal for Marc Guehi.

City have stepped up their pursuit of the 25-year-old, who came close to joining Liverpool last summer, after being hit with an injury crisis at centre-half.

Guehi would become City’s second signing of the January transfer window after their capture of winger Antoine Semenyo from Bournemouth last week.

Speaking on Friday afternoon, Palace boss Oliver Glasner confirmed: “Latest understanding, the deal with Marc is in the final stages.

“We can’t confirm, but it is not done. The result is Marc doesn’t play tomorrow for us. When the players want to move on a deal will happen. It looks like it has happened now.

“Everyone wanted Marc to stay forever. I talked to him, of course, it stays between us. Marc showed it in the summer transfer window, showed it the whole autumn that he was 100 per cent committed to the team and to Crystal Palace.

“I wish him all the best for the rest of his career. He is still at the beginning of his great career. He is a fantastic guy.”

Casemiro can trigger his extra year at Manchester United by starting a certain number of games this season. The Brazil international is out of contract at the end of this season, although the Reds have an option to extend his deal by an additional 12 months.

The former Real Madrid star is among the highest earners at Old Trafford with a salary of around £300,000-a-week. And according to The Athletic, the midfielder would automatically see his contract extended to 2027, at his current salary, were he to hit the target, believed to be 35 starts in all competitions.

The Brazilian has started 18 times this season, all in the Premier League, so would need to feature in every line-up from now until the end of the campaign, with United only having 17 more games.

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