Bayer Leverkusen are already assessing replacements for the highly-rated Piero Hincapie amid switch curiosity within the defender from Liverpool and Actual Madrid.
The versatile 23-year-old traded South America for Europe in 2021 after becoming a member of Leverkusen from Argentinian membership Talleres and he is since thrived within the Bundesliga with the reigning champions.
The Ecuador worldwide, who can play left-back and centre-back, has been a mainstay since his arrival, making over 30 appearances in all 4 seasons with the German aspect. That features 43 outings final time period as Leverkusen did the home double whereas staying unbeaten.
Hincapie has confirmed an ideal match inside Xabi Alonso’s transformative 3-4-2-1 system on the BayArena and has fairly understandably attracted curiosity from Europe’s behemoths on account of his high quality, consistency and potential.
In accordance with Sky Germany, Liverpool and Actual Madrid are exhibiting curiosity within the proficient defender and Leverkusen have already recognized Lugano’s Albian Hajdari as a possible alternative ought to Hincapie depart this summer time.
This isn’t the primary time Liverpool have been touted with a transfer for Hincapie, who was thought-about a main candidate at left-back for the Reds throughout earlier switch home windows after they have been utilizing Trent Alexander-Arnold as an inverted right-back. The adaptable South American would have helped cowl as a 3rd centre-back on events the England worldwide moved centrally.
Nevertheless, with Arne Slot not utilizing such a system at Anfield, it stays to be seen if Liverpool’s curiosity is as sturdy. The Reds are anticipated to focus on left-back reinforcements over the summer time given the disappointing type of Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas, however the extra pure Milos Kerkez of Bournemouth seems the main candidate.
Madrid are the aspect in higher want of central defensive cowl amid one other injury-strewn marketing campaign on the again, with the Ecuadorian able to offering depth in two positions. After all, there have additionally been ideas that present Leverkusen supervisor Alonso might take over from Carlo Ancelotti within the Spanish capital, which might solely gas switch hyperlinks with Hincapie.
