Soccer Football - UEFA Under 21 Championship - Group C - Russia v France - Haladas Sportkomplexum, Szombathely, Hungary - March 28, 2021 France's Ibrahima Konate in action REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
(Reuters) - Liverpool's Premier League title defence was undermined by a series of injuries at the centre back position and while the club are reportedly keen on RB Leipzig defender Ibrahima Konate the Bundesliga side have issued a "hands off" warning.
Liverpool were handed a massive blow when Virgil Van Dijk was lost to a season-ending injury in October, and then suffered more injury woes when fellow centre backs Joe Gomez and Joel Matip went down.
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