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title: "Liverpool working on signing Khephren Thuram"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-working-signing-khephren-thuram-lfc-reds-transfer/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Cameron Winstanley"
section: "Liverpool News"
published: "2023-02-13T10:30:13Z"
modified: "2023-02-13T10:30:13Z"
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# Liverpool working on signing Khephren Thuram

**[Liverpool](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/liverpool-fc-news/) are working on a deal to sign centre-midfielder Khephren Thuram behind the scenes, according to Jacque Talbot.**

### **The Lowdown: Thuram interest**

It was reported by Talbot on [Football Transfers](https://www.footballtransfers.com/en/transfer-news/uk-premier-league/2023/01/liverpool-face-january-transfer-battle-to-land-khephren-thuram) that the Reds were interested in signing the 21-year-old midfielder in January but a mixture of an asking price of €30m (£26.3m) and Nice’s preference to a summer move meant it never came to fruition.

The article reports that he was valued closer to €15m (£13.2m) in the summer but given his [32](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/khephren-thuram/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/463618/plus/0?saison=2022&verein=417&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) appearances so far this campaign for the Ligue 1 side and their pursuit of European football, his value has doubled with him garnering [Premier League interest](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/).

### **The Latest: Talbot update**

Speaking on his [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIXCHw3xlVU&ab_channel=JacqueTalbot) channel, Talbot delivered an update on the story he reported on throughout the transfer window last month and claimed that a deal is anything but dead, saying:

(12:34) “Thuram link is still there, obviously they didn’t make a move in January, thought they had enough, we heard they’re working behind the scenes with it still but obviously that was just more towards the summer window instead.”

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### **The Verdict: Midfielders needed**

Jurgen Klopp will certainly be expecting to strengthen his engine room with four first-team midfielders set to leave the club at the end of the season with their contracts entering the final months ([Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/fc-liverpool/vertragsende/verein/31)).

Liverpool’s priority target by no secret is Jude Bellingham ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11095/12762661/liverpool-make-jude-bellingham-top-transfer-target-with-borussia-dortmund-preparing-for-teenagers-exit#:~:text=Liverpool%20have%20made%20signing%20Jude,a%20host%20of%20top%20clubs.)) and Thuram, who has been hailed as a [‘beast’](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/newcastle-united-news/marcus-thuram-transfer-news-aston-villa-arsenal/), could be a smart signing alongside the 19-year-old given the turnover in the middle of the park expected and if a £26.2m tag is pursued, a reasonable price for a player in the current market.

He’d be a shrewd player to rejuvenate a weary looking midfield, with him in the top 6% of midfielders over the past year for progressive carries and the top 20% for successful take-ons (via [FBref](https://fbref.com/en/players/7d9397f8/Khephren-Thuram-Ulie)), making him an exciting option to add to Klopp’s midfield and make his engine room a scary prospect to deal with again.