Liverpool are set to complete the signing of Ozan Kabak from Schalke in order to stabilise their depleted backline and boost their chances of retaining their Premier League title this season.
The player is set to join the Reds on an initial loan deal, and the club will have the option to finalise the loan deal for a fee worth €30 million. A permanent transfer for the centre-back would see him sign a five year deal with Liverpool.
The news has been given the “here we go” signal by Fabrizio Romano, which, for those unfamiliar with the journalist’s work basically means that the deal is as good as done. Both the clubs participating in the transfer are set to announce the news officially before the transfer window slams shut.
Kabak is arguably Schalke’s most valuable player at the moment, and with the Blue and White club battling relegation after once competing in the Champions League regularly, the acquisition of funds can only hope to bring out the better side of things at Schalke.
Arsenal’s Mustafi is on the verge of completing a move to the club as a replacement for Kabak, with negotiations still on.
The deal comes with an option to buy the player for Liverpool, which means that the Premier League club have the liberty to choose whether or not to make the switch permanent. The initial loan fee being paid is rumoured to be in the region of €1 million, which is barely substantial in the modern transfer market.
However, with all that said, Schalke really need the funds while Liverpool need a quality centre-back and the transfer benefits both parties.
