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title: "Loanee Ilori to be given Anfield lifeline"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Osman"
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published: "2015-11-11T00:11:38Z"
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# Loanee Ilori to be given Anfield lifeline

Liverpool defender Tiago Ilori, currently on loan to Aston Villa, is hopeful that he will be handed a lifeline at Anfield after a dreadful spell at The Villans so far with [James Pearce from the Daily Mirror](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/tiago-ilori-could-handed-liverpool-6807076) reporting.

The 22-year-old’s start to life Villa Park was hampered by an ankle injury that has prevented him from making a single competitive appearance for the club, and making just one appearance for the Aston Villa Under-21’s side.

If Aston Villa want to keep Ilori past his set season long loan spell at the club, it will cost them a hefty price of what is rumoured to be between £6-million to £9-million, on top of the £1-million loan fee that Villa had to pay to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

![Gualter Fatia/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readastonvilla.com/readastonvilla/2015/11/467674770.jpg)

However, after being completely restricted for game time under previous manager, Tim Sherwood, it will be an uphill battle for the Portuguese centre-back to break into new manager Remi Garde’s plans ahead of his spell at the club, which began with a 0-0 draw against league leaders Manchester City on Sunday.

If Ilori is to return to Liverpool, there is a huge chance that Klopp will deem him surplus to requirements and will look to offload the once-promising centre-half. Liverpool already have plenty of centre-back options, including Martin Skrtel, Dejan Lovren, Emre Can and Mamadou Sakho who has however been ruled out for up to eight weeks with a knee injury.

Ilori is yet to even make a competitive appearance in English football.