Liverpool said to be looking at 6’5″ centre-half from the Scottish Premiership

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Liverpool are said to be interested in Celtic centre-half Kristoffer Ajer as a potential replacement for Dejan Lovren this summer.

The 22-year-old is a Norway international and could be on his way out of Scotland, with the SPL champions bringing Shane Duffy in on loan.

The two sources claiming Ajer is looking at a move away are Celtic Underground and Football Insider – but neither are particularly reliable.

We at EOTK are familiar with the latter of the two – they tend to get about 50% of their rumours right – and even though their report doesn’t mention Liverpool, they claim the Norweigan wants to leave.

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The Celtic Underground are the ones saying the Reds are interested, but they’re an unknown for me, so I asked people in my network who cover Scottish football regularly.

I’ve been told the Twitter account isn’t worth betting your house on, but they’ve got a handful of things right in the past thanks to genuine links.

Liverpool are without a recognised third-choice centre-back following the departure of Lovren, but it seems Ajer could be one to keep an eye on.

With Joel Matip already fighting Joe Gomez for a regular spot alongside Virgil van Dijk, the Norweigan would have to be happy with a place on the bench – at best- if he joins the Premier League champions.

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