Liverpool finally ready to sign long-term target, his agents have been in contact

Liverpool have got their hands in a lot of different deals at the moment.

Several players have been linked with an Anfield switch over the last few weeks and, even though the Anfield outfit have spent over £600 million trying to improve their ranks, there are still a fair few players that they could do with bringing in.

Obviously, unlike some of the Premier League's other clubs, they don't have an endless money pit to dip into so, every transfer they make needs to be worthwhile.

Some deals haven't been worth it recently with Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez two prime examples of that.

And, since new links are emerging with Liverpool each day, it's hard to tell who the Reds are actually going to sign.

But, this latest update is one that fans should be rather excited about.

Liverpool's defence still needs some work doing to it.

The Anfield outfit have been linked with many different players and now, questions are being asked about which area of their defence needs the most sorting out.

Obviously, with Joe Gomez, Virgil van Dijk and Kostas Tsimikas' contracts all expiring in June 2027, there are going to be some huge gaps to plug.

Indeed, extensions could be offered to each of them but, right now, that doesn't seem like it's going to be the case.

So, the fact that FootballFanCast have now linked RB Leipzig's Castello Lukeba with a Liverpool move again is rather exciting.

"Football FanCast sources understand that Liverpool are currently the most interested Premier League club in signing RB Leipzig centre-back Castello Lukeba," they wrote.

"The 23-year-old has attracted attention from several leading English sides, with Arsenal having monitored his development for an extended period and Manchester United also expressing interest.

"However, Liverpool are understood to have emerged as the strongest suitors, and sources understand the Frenchman's representatives have informed all three suitors of his desire to move to the Premier League."

Right now, Van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet have the centre-back roles in Andoni Iraola's starting XI locked down.

Indeed, others have covered for them in different competitions but, it's clear that Iraola's preferred duo is those two.

But, with Van Dijk's contract set to run out in June and no negotiations taking place yet, change could be afoot.

Obviously, the towering Dutchman will be an extremely hard player to replace if he does leave but, Lukeba would have a very good chance of doing so.

The Frenchman is only 23 years old and, since he's left-footed, he'd fit straight into Iraola's plans.

He also has a release clause in his contract so, the negotiations shouldn't be too difficult.

Obviously, these are just rumours at the moment but, of all the centre-backs linked with Liverpool recently, Lukeba feels like one of their best options.