Marseille centre-back Duje Caleta-Car says he was honoured to receive an offer to join Liverpool in the January transfer window.

Jurgen Klopp was desperate to strengthen his defensive options in the last window due to long-term injuries to Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez.

Liverpool had come close to securing a deal for Caleta-Car in the closing stages of the window, and a flight had been arranged to transport the 24-year-old to England to finalise his move.

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