Liverpool ‘make £42m bid’ for top centre-back target but there’s a ‘problem’

Liverpool have made a bid of £42m for Lille centre-back Leny Yoro but their offer has been rejected by the French club, according to reports.

The Reds are looking to sign a new centre-back this summer after it was announced that Joel Matip will leave Anfield when his contract expires at the end of this month.

It could be a summer of change at after the Merseysiders bid farewell to Jurgen Klopp at the end of the season with Feyenoord boss Arne Slot taking over from the German.

Slot is likely to have less say on transfers than his predecessor with the Dutchman coming in as a head coach after the appointment of Richard Hughes as the Reds new sporting director.

Michael Edwards, who has returned to Anfield as FSG s CEO of football, is also likely to have a …