{"id":360994,"date":"2025-08-21T02:52:19","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360994\/"},"modified":"2025-08-21T02:52:19","modified_gmt":"2025-08-21T02:52:19","slug":"marseille-target-move-for-liverpool-defender-with-reds-aiming-to-further-boost-217m-made-from-sales-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/360994\/","title":{"rendered":"Marseille target move for Liverpool defender, with Reds aiming to further boost \u00a3217m made from sales this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

By SIMON JONES and WILL GRIFFEE, MMA EDITOR<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 17:53 EDT, 20 August 2025 | Updated: 19:50 EDT, 20 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Marseille are the latest club to show interest in Liverpool<\/a>‘s Greek left-back Kostas Tsimikas.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Reds have already made an impressive \u00a3217million from player sales during a summer of extraordinary change at the club.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It remains to be seen what kind of fee would be demanded for Tsimikas, who has spent five years at Anfield as back-up to Andy Robertson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But French giants Marseille are interested in signing the 29-year-old, who is regarded as a stylistic fit for Roberto De Zerbi<\/a>‘s system.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Leeds<\/a> previously held an interest, though that has cooled, while Nottingham Forest<\/a> are also keeping tabs on him.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tsimikas was left out of the matchday squad for Liverpool’s Community Shield defeat by Crystal Palace<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Roberto De Zerbi is targeting defensive reinforcements and is interested in Kostas Tsimikas<\/p>\n

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Tsimikas (right) appears likely to leave the Reds before the end of the transfer window<\/p>\n

And he suffered the same fate for the Premier League<\/a> opener, when Arne Slot<\/a> opted to omit him from the group again.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Given the signing of Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth, Tsimikas is now behind the new first choice and Robertson.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Knowing his game time will be hugely limited, Tsimikas appears likely to enter the next chapter of his career away from Merseyside.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tsimikas, who is affectionately known as the ‘Greek Scouser’\u00a0joined Liverpool for a fee of around \u00a311.7m from Olympiacos in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Perhaps his most famous moment in a Liverpool shirt was when he\u00a0helped Liverpool achieve FA Cup glory in 2022, slotting the decisive penalty during Liverpool’s final against Chelsea.<\/p>\n

He was an able understudy to Robertson last term and if that season was indeed to be his last, the left-back will be fondly remembered by fans and team-mates alike.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Marseille have put both Jonathan Rowe and Adrien Rabiot up for sale after a dressing room bust-up.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pair came to blows after De Zerbi’s men lost to 10-man Rennes on the opening weekend of Ligue 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Quentin Merlin has already departed Marseille, replacing\u00a0Adrien Truffert at Rennes, so there is a need for reinforcements at the back and Tsimikas could fit the bill.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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