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According to reports, Liverpool’s interest in Bayer Leverkusen star Odilon Kossounou has ‘come as a bit of a surprise’ to some in Germany.

One of Liverpool’s transfer priorities during this summer’s window will be to land a new centre-back with Joel Matip set to leave upon the expiry of his contract and Ibrahima Konate struggling with injuries.

Virgil van Dijk has returned to form this season and youngster Jarell Quansah has impressed, but Liverpool could do with another option in that department.

Goncalo Inacio, Piero Hincapie and Marc Guehi have been mentioned as potential options but Liverpool are also being linked with Kossounou.

The 23-year-old Ivory Coast international joined Bayer Leverkusen from Club Brugge in 2021 for a fee of around £20m.

Kossounou has competed with Hincapie, Edmond Tapsoba and Jonathan Tah this season and has only made 17 Bundesliga starts for the unbeaten German outfit this term.

The centre-back started for Leverkusen in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final against West Ham at the London Stadium but he was dragged off after 30 minutes with Xabi Alonso‘s side 1-0 behind on the night.

According to a report from German outlet Fussball Transfers (via Sport Witness), Liverpool’s interest in Kossounou has ‘come as a bit of a surprise’ as he has been a ‘small loser’ amid Leverkusen’s remarkable season.

A €60m (£51m) asking price has reportedly been mentioned in Germany. It is noted that Leverkusen ‘would be open to a sale given he’s entering the final two years of his current deal’, though ‘his current lack of form does not suggest any big offers will be arriving any time soon’.

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