According to reports, Piero Hincapie’s refusal to leave Bayer Leverkusen has delivered Liverpool a significant transfer blow.
Since the 2022–23 season, the Reds have been searching for a first-team central defender. Earlier this summer, they were said to be interested in players like Goncalo Inacio of Sporting CP and Levi Colwill of Chelsea, but instead they concentrated on improving their midfield.
Liverpool was thought to be interested in signing Hincapie in the last days of the summer transfer season, with a £48 million transfer being suggested. They ultimately made the decision to abandon their chase, and the transfer window finished with the signing of four midfielders for a total of almost £145 million.Football Transfers now claims that Bayer Leverkusen will not ever let go of its Ecuadorian defender. The player, who signed an extension earlier this February, is not being sold right now.The talented centre-back, who is 21 years old, is thought to have many admirers, including Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Due to the player’s ideal profile—a left-footed defender who is skilled at playing at left-back—he hopes to sign him.
Hincapie, whose current contract is slated to expire in June 2027, could end up being a fantastic addition to the team at Anfield. He would work well as the left-sided center defender in Klopp’s interim 3-2-2-3 formation and might eventually take over for the Virgil van Dijk in the years to come.
The Independiente del Valle academy graduate has played 77 games for Bayer Leverkusen so far, scoring three goals and dishing out two assists.
