Report: Club may now be forced to sell £42m player for financial reasons in January, Liverpool are interested

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The January transfer window is close to opening, with Liverpool expected to be busy in the winter market.

The Reds made just one permanent signing in the summer for this season in the form of Federico Chiesa, with the Italian international hardly featuring for the Reds with the winger suffering from injuries and a lack of a pre-season.

Despite this, Liverpool have started the season in record-breaking form, with Arne Slot winning 17 of his first 20 games in charge of the Reds with the Anfield side top of the Premier League and UEFA Champions League standings.

And Sevilla could now be forced to sell a rumoured Liverpool target in January.

Loic Bade could be sold by Sevilla amid Liverpool interest

According to Estadio Deportivo, Sevilla could have to allow Loic Bade to leave in the January transfer window due to their financial problems, with Liverpool one of the sides interested in the £42m-rated defender.

Bade has been on Liverpool’s radar for some time with the France international viewed by the Anfield side as a potential long-term replacement for Virgil van Dijk, who could leave Merseyside as a free-agent at the end of this season.

With Sevilla in a difficult position financially, selling Bade is now emerging as a real option for the La Liga side, with Liverpool one of the many teams interested in signing the defender in the January transfer window.

Indeed, Liverpool will need to make signings if they’re to maintain their incredible start to the season, and Bade could be a fantastic defensive option for the Reds with Van Dijk, Ibrahima Konate and Joe Gomez the only senior options at Slot’s disposal.

Bade ticks all the boxes Liverpool are looking for in a defender

Even if Van Dijk stays at Liverpool beyond this season, a new central defender is needed at Anfield if the Reds are to have the depth needed to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League this season.

And Bade ticks all the boxes Slot will be looking for in a centre-back, especially with Sevilla in a position where they need to sell in January to bring in vital funds to help the club.

A French international who has impressed in Spain with Sevilla, the 24-year-old could be a success at Liverpool if the Reds were to win the race for the defender, and Bade himself could be keen on the move.