Liverpool, it seems, are highly unlikely to engage in business this January ‘as it stands’.

Paul Joyce shared the update in question in a joint transfer window piece, with the arrival of Owen Beck (returning from a loan spell with Dundee) suggesting the Reds may look at internal solutions to their current dilemmas.

“As it stands, it is unlikely that Liverpool will move into the market during January,” the Times reporter wrote. “The youngster Owen Beck has been brought back from a loan spell at Dundee to provide options at left back after the injuries to Andrew Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas. Longer term, a centre back is required.”

This comes amid a swathe of injuries in the backline, with Andy Robertson, Kostas Tsimikas and Joel Matip all sidelined.

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