Liverpool have reportedly been keeping tabs on Juventus midfielder Khephren Thuram, according to Gazzetta dello Sport.
The Liverpool engine room is crying out for energy and bite.
Alexis Mac Allister and Ryan Gravenberch have not reached the heights they set out to hit at the beginning of the season.
Thuram currently partners Manuel Locatelli at the base of the 4-2-3-1 set-up.
While Locatelli anchors proceedings, the tough-tackling Frenchman takes no prisoners, using his long legs to intercept and win the ball back.
He is also adept at driving forward with the ball, slaloming through challenges to progress play.
A €40 million bid from Liverpool might be enough to sign Thuram, but it remains unclear whether they are ready to step up their interest.
Thuram is a risky option
For all of Thuram’s admirable qualities, he is not the profile Liverpool truly need.
The Frenchman thrives as a buccaneering, box-to-box presence, someone who hunts, carries, and surges with the ball.
That is not where the Reds’ primary issue lies.
What Liverpool lack is a true midfield anchor, a specialist who holds position, dictates defensive structure, and shields the backline with discipline.
Signing Thuram risks worsening the imbalance rather than fixing it.
Liverpool already have midfielders who want to roam and influence multiple phases. What they don’t have is a reliable destroyer who can sit, screen and simplify the game.
Without that, the midfield will remain stretched and vulnerable in transition.
More importantly, it will allow Ryan Gravenberch to finally operate in his natural, advanced central role rather than being shackled to an unnatural holding role.
Until Liverpool address that need, they will remain structurally flawed.
