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Liverpool and Arsenal have reportedly been scouting Evan Ndicka ahead of a potential summer transfer swoop for the Eintracht Frankfurt defender.

Left-footed centre-back Ndicka has impressed for the Bundesliga side over the past couple of seasons, and is also believed to have attracted the attention of Valencia, Sevilla, Inter Milan and AC Milan.

The 20-year-old normally plays as a left-footed centre-back, although he has shown his versatility in recent matches by also being deployed as a left-back.

Before football across Europe was suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, Premier League giants Liverpool and Arsenal were both monitoring France under-21 international Ndicka, according to Sky Sports.

Liverpool must identify a replacement for Dejan Lovren, who looks set to leave Anfield this summer.

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Lovren, who joined the Reds in 2014, has made 184 appearances for Liverpool but is out of contract this summer and has not yet signed a deal extending his stay.

He has made only nine Premier League starts so far this season.

Arsenal, meanwhile, need to strengthen their defence in the summer - although they signed Pablo Mari on loan from Flamengo in January and have the option to make his deal permanent in the summer.

Clubs have been pressing ahead planning their transfer moves for the summer, although it is not yet clear whether the UK transfer window will open as scheduled on June 18.

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Premier League action is currently suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic, with fixtures not set to resume until the end of April at the earliest.

However, it is expected that games will not start again until long after that with the UK still gripped by the outbreak of the killer virus - so it is unclear when the domestic football season will be completed.

UEFA last week gave Europe's domestic leagues until June 30 to fulfil their fixtures.