Centre-back confirms he's ready to join Liverpool | OneFootball

Unfortunately, there aren't many players like that in the market, who Liverpool could genuinely hope to buy. Guehi was one of a kind. Having entered his prime as well, it would have been an incredible move.

Now though, Liverpool have to look at alternatives and one option they could explore is someone who has been catching the eye at the African Cup of Nations.

Calvin Bassey has been going under the radar for his performances at Fulham this season. But he confirmed those club performances are not an anomaly, he is capable of producing those kind performances at international level.

The 26-year-old Nigerian has been outstanding at AFCON, winning 60% of his defensive duels and 73.6% of his aerial duels.

Impressively, playing in a more position oriented team like Nigeria, Bassey also showcased his quality on the ball, pulling the strings from deep and showcasing his nice passing range.

Bassey has the best defensive duel success rate (75.23%) among any centre-back to have played at least 1500 minutes and averaged at least six defensive duels per 90 in the Premier League this season.

He is quick, strong and reads the game incredibly well.

Wit his performances at Fulham and for Nigeria at AFCON, Bassey has confirmed that he is ready to join a club like Liverpool. He's ready for the next step in his career.

As Guehi alternatives go, he's the perfect choice. He is also homegrown having developed at Leicester City's academy and he is still relatively young at 26-years-old.

On top of that, he is the same sort of profile in his ability on the ball, how he can carry it forward and also read the game astutely.

Right now he has one year left on his contract at Fulham, the club has an option to extend until 2028. This summer therefore feels like Fulham's best chance to get the highest possible money for him.

It's also important to mention, Bassey worked with Giovanni van Bronckhorst at Rangers, who now works with Arne Slot's backroom staff at Liverpool.

So, he'll be well-known by the coaching staff, too.

Which is why the Reds should be all over this, if they indeed do miss out on Guehi. Bassey is ready to join. He has made that abundantly clear with his performances on the pitch.