Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp is lining up a double defensive raid on RB Leipzig.
Klopp is expected to be without first-choice pairing Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez for the rest of the season due to long-term injuries.
BILD says Klopp is eyeing his homeland Germany to find a potential solution to his problem.
Dayot Upamecano, 22, is one of the hottest young properties in Europe after his emergence last season.
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are thought to be interested but Liverpool's desperation for a quality centre-back may lead to the Premier League champions stumping up the cash in the New Year.
But Ibrahima Konate is on also their wish list.
The fellow Frenchman, 21, is also part of Julian Nagelsmann's back three at Leipzig and under contract until the end of the 2022-23 season.
