Liverpool face £20m fare for Kab

LIVERPOOL have opened talks with Schalke over a £20million New Year swoop for young defender Ozan Kabak.

The Reds have told the Bundesliga club that they want to take the

20-year-old

Turkish centreback (right) to

Anfield after learning they had lost Virgil van Dijk k for the season with th a torn cruciate ligament.

Jurgen Klopp is a big fan of Kabak – and Liverpool would have made their move in the summer had the pandemic not limited their transfer spend.

Schalke valued him at £40m