Liverpool are eyeing Dynamo Kiev's Pape Diakhate and Athletic Bilbao's Fernando Amorebieta as Rafa Benitez searches for a centre-back.
Benitez has injury concerns at the back with Daniel Agger currently on the sidelines while Jamie Carragher and Martin Skrtel both required treatment after the pair were involved in an accidental collision in the Reds' 2-1 defeat at Spurs on Sunday.
Benitez has been linked with bids for Hull City's Michael Turner and Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin but now fresh reports say Kiev's Diakhate and Amorebieta of Bilbao are on his wish-list.
Senegal international Diakhate would cost at least £7million while it's thought Amorebieta is available for around £10million.
Benitez is waiting to see if Carragher and Skrtel will be fit for the Reds home clash with Stoke on Wednesday after both players, who were carrying injuries before Sunday's game, needed stitches during the defeat at White Hart Lane.
"Martin wanted to continue," the Liverpool boss added. "We were a little bit worried but he did well. We had to change him in the end because he had a problem. He has had stitches.
"Carra also needed stitches so we will have to see how they are for Wednesday's game."
Benitez has injury concerns at the back with Daniel Agger currently on the sidelines while Jamie Carragher and Martin Skrtel both required treatment after the pair were involved in an accidental collision in the Reds' 2-1 defeat at Spurs on Sunday.
Benitez has been linked with bids for Hull City's Michael Turner and Portsmouth's Sylvain Distin but now fresh reports say Kiev's Diakhate and Amorebieta of Bilbao are on his wish-list.
Senegal international Diakhate would cost at least £7million while it's thought Amorebieta is available for around £10million.
Benitez is waiting to see if Carragher and Skrtel will be fit for the Reds home clash with Stoke on Wednesday after both players, who were carrying injuries before Sunday's game, needed stitches during the defeat at White Hart Lane.
"Martin wanted to continue," the Liverpool boss added. "We were a little bit worried but he did well. We had to change him in the end because he had a problem. He has had stitches.
"Carra also needed stitches so we will have to see how they are for Wednesday's game."
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