Liverpool must beat Man United to transfer of defender who has 'no fear'

Liverpool and Manchester United have both been linked with a lot of the same players recently.

Each club needs to improve their ranks in the same sort of areas among their squads and, to do this, they're likely to clash heads every now and then.

But, recently, they seem to have been linked with the same players on multiple occasions.

Not only is this bad for both teams as their interest could drive the price in the players that they want up but, it could also cause them to lose some of their preferred targets to their rivals.

That's why almost every day, fans are seeing new players linked with an Anfield switch.

And, although most of these deals won't end up coming to anything, there's one player who the Reds have just been linked with that they should do everything in their power to sign.

Liverpool's defence has caused some serious concern this season.

Although some players such as Virgil van Dijk and Jeremy Jacquet have performed fairly well, other members of their back line have not met expectations.

This underperformance has led to many new defenders being linked with a Liverpool move.

However, a fresh update from Caught Offside may have just brought forward one of the most exciting players that Liverpool have been linked with yet.

"Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea are all among the main suitors for one of the rising talents in Serie A this season," they wrote.

"The player in question is AC Milan defender Koni De Winter, who is growing in stature with almost every appearance at the moment, with Premier League scouts closely monitoring him in recent matches

"The 24-year-old only joined Milan last season and is not understood to be desperate for a move away, though he’s expected to be one to watch in upcoming transfer windows.

Everyone knows that before Araujo was signed by Liverpool, right-back was a huge problem for them.

And, with all the injuries their centre-backs suffered last term, Arne Slot's defence was massively hindered.

This led to Araujo being surprisingly signed but, since he's only on a season-long loan deal, it's unclear whether his transfer will be made permanent or not.

If it isn't, a new defender will still need to be signed and, since De Winter is only 24 years old and has already featured in 211 games across his career thus far, he's already got plenty of experience under his belt.

During the last couple of seasons, the Belgian hasn't been used as a right-back but, when playing for Juventus earlier in his career, he was used there regularly.

This past experience coupled with his ability to play at right-back are two of the main reasons why a deal for De Winter could be perfect for Liverpool.

He's come on leaps and bounds during his time with AC Milan and, if he was given a regular role by Liverpool, he'd only get better.

This, when Leonardo Bonucci has already claimed that he has "no fear" all join together to make him a perfect transfer target.