Liverpool have made a pitch for 16-year-old defensive midfielder Kennet Eichhorn of Hertha Berlin, but he has not decided on his next move. Elite clubs including Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, and Bayer Leverkusen are also keen, and his age would keep him in Germany until he turns 18. Liverpool view him as a player with potential to develop into a Premier League option, though they are not considered ahead of rivals yet. Liverpool have already added centre-back options at the same age level with Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Dara Jikiemi, and they are working to bring in Samuel Martinez. The first team includes 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha, while Arne Slot targets Yan Diomande and faces competition from Paris Saint-Germain.
"Liverpool have made a pitch for Hertha Berlin's much sought after teenage talent Kennet Eichhorn but he has yet to make a decision on his next move. The 16-year-old defensive midfielder has a number of elite clubs such as Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen all keen to sign him and, owing to his age, would stay in Germany until he is 18."
"As part of regular recruitment strategy, Liverpool have identified Eichhorn as a player of potential who could develop into a Premier League player but are not considered ahead of any rival in his pursuit just yet. The Anfield club have already strengthened their centre back options at that age level with 17-year-old Austria Wien's Ifeanyi Ndukwe and Celtic's Dara Jikiemi, 16, joining."
"They are working to bring in 17-year-old attacking midfielder Samuel Martinez from Atletico Nacional also. The first team already has 17-year-old Rio Ngumoha making an impression and Arne Slot is continuing to target 19-year-old RB Leipzig winger Yan Diomande as his main transfer target this summer. They do face competition from Paris Saint-Germain for Diomande but have the Champions League finalists' Barcola, 23, as another option."
"Slot, who is close to appointing his former Feyenoord assistant Etienne Reijnen to his backroom team, is also waiting to hear on Ibrahima Konate's future. A new contract for the France defender was close to being agreed in April but has been held up over final deta"
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