Liverpool’s willingness to allow January departures is surprising amid injury problems

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Liverpool are prepared to let young defender Rafael Camacho leave Anfield just days after his first team debut for the club, according to TalkSport.

Camacho played at right back in the much-changed Reds side which was beaten 2-1 by Wolves in the third round of the FA Cup at Molineux, but is reportedly set for an extended loan spell at his former club Sporting Lisbon.

Camacho will apparently stay in Portugal until June 2020 – which is when his current Reds deal runs out – when Sporting will have the option to buy him back for £13.5m.

Jurgen Klopp has not brought anyone to the club this month but has already allowed Dominic Solanke and Nathaniel Clyne to join Bournemouth and is now set to allow another defender to leave.

But defensive injuries are beginning to bite for Liverpool and their squad is not the strongest, so allowing potential defensive options to leave the club is a risky approach from Klopp.

It clearly puts his players and their need for gametime first – which is admirable – but could leave the Reds short of vital defensive options who could do a job for them filling in at points in their title chase with Manchester City, who have the best squad in the league.