While most footballers might jump at the chance to join a club of Liverpool’s size, one star turned down an approach from the Reds in January.

Defender Duhe Kaleta-Carr is one of the few players he can say he sparred with. liverpoolRecent advances. Not many would have turned down the opportunity to join this modern Reds team, but Kaleta-Carr did just that. remained loyal to his employer.

The January transfer deadline has now passed and Liverpool will be counting down their options for the remainder of the season. Compared to the cacophony of summer newcomers, Arne Slott’s team was quiet over the winter. Rennes defender Jeremy Jacquet agrees a £60m deal At the end of this season.

Liverpool also entered the defensive reinforcement market in January 2021. Jurgen Klopp At the time, he was still the manager, and there were a number of injuries to the backline. virgil van dijk, Joel Matip and Joe Gomez None of them were in operation at the time.

As a result, Liverpool inquired about the possibility of signing Caleta-Cal, who was a regular at Marseille at the time. However, the 2018 World Cup runner-up ultimately missed out on the chance to join the modern-day squad. premier league becomes champion and remains in the south of France instead.

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“I received an offer from Liverpool,” the centre-back said at the time. “I was honored to know that a club like this wanted me.

“We decided with the club to stay. Marseille is also a great club. Here I still have a lot to improve.”

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Liverpool turned their attention elsewhere Deadline to sign Ben Davies from Preston and Ozan Kabak (on loan from Schalke). Academy graduates Nat Phillips and Rhys Williams were also asked to take on more senior roles that season.

As fate would have it, Caleta Carr remained in France for another 18 months or so before eventually moving to England. he participated southampton He signed a four-year deal in the summer of 2022, but only made 19 appearances for Saints as he was relegated in his first season at St Mary’s.

After finishing 20th in his only season with Saints, he returned to France on loan to Lyon. He then completed his move in 2024 and is currently in Spain, leaving Lyon for another loan spell at Real Sociedad.

There is no telling what Kaleta-Cull’s career would have been like if he had accepted Liverpool’s move five years ago. The club went on to win the League Cup twice. FA Cup And, after failing to sign the Croatian, they clinched Premier League honors in Slot’s debut season.

Fast forward to the present and Liverpool find themselves in a similar predicament as they search for a defensive solution. The Reds have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last four domestic games. manchester united They are the only other Premier League top seven to have conceded more goals this season.

Much has been said since then about Virgil van Dijk’s decline. Sign a new 2-year contract Last summer, on the other hand Ibrahima Konate appears destined to leave the club when his contract expires. In June. Youngster Giovanni Leoni barely played before picking up a knee injury that could already be season-ending, while Gomez has been sidelined for a period of time this season.