LIVE Transfer Talk: Liverpool eye Salzburg defender Wober

Liverpool are set to return to FC Salzburg for a defender in January. Transfer Talk has the latest.

January 5, 2021 • 4:31 PM

The transfer window is now open in most leagues across the world, and speculation is heating up about potential deals. Check out the latest gossip below and see all official moves here.

TOP STORY: Liverpool eye Salzburg defender Wober

Liverpool are set to return to FC Salzburg for a defender in January, reports Eurosport.

The Reds, who lost to Southampton on Monday night, need a centre-back as Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez recover from injuries and signed midfielder Takumi Minamino from the Austrian side last year.

Salzburg let star midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai join RB Leipzig this month so may not be in the mood to allow more players to leave, but the report claims that Maximilian Wober is of interest to Liverpool.

Wober, 22, was signed from Sevilla for around €15m in 2019 and has impressed, though Lille's Sven Botman and Braga's David Carmo are also mentioned as possible targets for Jurgen Klopp as Leipzig's Dayot Upamecano will prove too expensive at €60m.

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21.56 GMT: Aston Villa to land Inter playmaker Matias Vecino in January?

Sports MediaSet claims that the Uruguayan has been given the green light to leave this month, with Aston Villa and West Ham both with reported interest. The 29-year-old has yet to play this season while recovering from a knee injury, has scored 11 times in 96 games for the Nerazzurri since arriving from Fiorentina in 2017 for €24 million.

21.20 GMT: Preston North End have announced they have signed Republic of Ireland midfielder Jayson Molumby, 21, on loan from Brighton.

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