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Cape Town – Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp is set to raid another Bundesliga club in a bid to resolve his long-term solution for a reliable left-back.

According to German publication Sport Bild, the Reds are eyeing highly-rated Schalke full-back Sead Kolasinac on a free transfer, just a season after poaching Joel Matip in a similar fashion.

Matip has proven to be one of the bargain buys of the season with dominating displays under Klopp, and a move for the versatile Kolasinac would be welcomed by the Anfield faithful.

With 17 senior national team caps, the Bosnian is already an experienced campaigner in the German top-flight with 117 appearances for Die Knappen.

This season his return of three goals and seven assists in 30 games has attracted the attention of Manchester City and Arsenal, while reports in Italian media claim AS Roma and AC Milan have already offered the German-born defender a contract for next season.

The 23-year-old is capable of playing at centre-back and in a holding midfield role and with six-months left of his current contract, he is free to engage in contract negotiations with the English side.

Experienced midfielder James Milner has filled in at the left-back position this season as Alberto Moreno’s lack of defensive solidity has seen the Spaniard fall out of favour at the Merseyside outfit.

Meanwhiwhile, Manchester United will play Real Madrid, Barcelona and Manchester City during a five-match pre-season tour of the United States which will kick off in Los Angeles in July, the club said on Tuesday.

The English Premier League giants will open their tour with a fixture against Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy at the team’s StubHub Centre stadium on July 15.

The team will then face Real Salt Lake at the Rio Tinto Stadium on July 17.

Three days later United will line up against Manchester City on July 20 at a venue to be determined. Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is being linked to the fixture, which forms part of the International Champions Cup tournament.

United manager Jose Mourinho will then come up against his former club Real Madrid at the home of the San Francisco 49ers, Santa Clara’s Levi’s Stadium, on Sunday July 23.

The tour will then wrap up with a fixture against Barcelona on July 26 at Washington’s FedEx Field, home of the Washington Redskins. — Sport24-AFP.