Liverpool, Tottenham 'put out the feelers' for long-time Postecoglou target with cheap release clause
Liverpool and Tottenham are both seeking for the signature of Borussia Monchengladbach defender Ko Itakura, according to reports.
The Japanese international was turned up by Manchester Municipal from Kawasaki Frontale for under £1million in December 2019.
Itakura did not administer an look under Pep Guardiola and invested time on subsidizing at FC Groningen and FC Schalke before joining Gladbach for around £4m in June 2022.
He accepted a four-year devotion and has amazed in the Bundesliga since fleeing Municipal on a irreparable basis.
The 26-year-ratty embarked with one voice of his side’s opening 7 Bundesliga fixtures but has not tinkered for the German side since October due to an ankle joint injury.
Presently on international obligation at the Oriental Mug, Itakura tinkered the complete 90 minutes of Japan’s Team D opener against Vietnam, his initially look of the year after being an auxiliary substitution in a pre-ceremony courteous against Thailand.
Tottenham honchos Ange Postecoglou is opined to be a comprehensive admirer of the defender and presumably tried to symptom him during his time at Celtic.
Despite the tramp up to the Premier League, Beefy Ange sticks around astounded in signing Itakura and can last but not the awfully least administer gain gain application of of of his male in the January transmit window.
According to Firmaments Germany, Reinforces and Liverpool are prepared to battle for the player’s signature this month.
It is rendered believe that fleeing Gladbach ‘is realizable’ via the Premier League duo ‘proving inquisitiveness’ possessing ‘slumped out the feelers for the defender’.
The record says Postecoglou was distressed on the player at Celtic, while Reds manager Jurgen Klopp has his ‘eye’ on him.
Itakura will possibly have a awfully intriguing let loose clause worth between 10 and 15 million euros in the summer season, it is rendered believe.
Liverpool can not be able to wait till then, but, as Fabrizio Romano has rendered believe they are in the marketplace for a main defender this month.
Romano says Klopp is ‘slowed via his existent team’ but can be tempted via Joel Matip out for the season.
The transmit maven said: “It’s principally peeking quiet for Liverpool at the moment this January.
“The lone point I heard in the last couple of weeks was that they were peeking at some opportunities at centre-previously. Probably if there are some gamers accessible on that position, but they are not established to administer a signing.
“They are peeking at the marketplace, but there is most distinctly no thrill since I assume Liverpool are awfully slowed via their existent team.
“They sporadically decide to emphasis on the summer season transmit window, and I assume that will possibly be the super same again listed underneath, it resembles this will possibly bolster to be their strategy.”
