Carragher not so keen on Michael Keane

Jamie Carragher doesn’t think Michael Keane would make a big difference to Liverpool’s defence.

The former Liverpool defender thinks the 24-year-old Burnley centre-back is a decent enough player but he’s not sure that he’s better than what Reds’ boss Jürgen Klopp already has at his disposal.

Carra said: “I like him, I think he’s had a really good season.

“It’s a big jump to go from Burnley to Liverpool and a completely different way of playing.

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“That 4-4-2 at Burnley, it’s a lot of protection, and maybe a similar thing to what we’re seeing with Mamadou Sakho at Crystal Palace. He looks a completely different player there but he’s playing a completely different game.

“Jurgen Klopp was talking about centre-backs at top clubs a couple of weeks ago. The questions asked of you are completely different.

“If you are going to buy Michael Keane, it’s going to be £25m. He’s a young English player. Is he better than Lovren and Matip? He’s maybe the same level. “

“If you’re spending £25m on a centre-back he has to go straight in your team and make a massive difference. I don’t think he is quite at that level to come in and make a massive difference.

“I always think it’s a big jump to go from a team at the bottom to a team at the top.”

Liverpool have sounded Keane out about a possible transfer but it’s Southampton’s Virgil van Dijk that remains a priority for the Reds.