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Manuel Akanji has played in all of Basle's games this season aside from one
The 22-year-old was a target of Liverpool's if they failed to sign Virgil van Dijk
Akanji is set to join Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund for around £20million

By Simon Jones And Jaime Wright For Mailonline

Published: 13:30 EDT, 13 January 2018 | Updated: 08:59 EDT, 15 January 2018

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Liverpool target Manuel Akanji is poised to join Borussia Dortmund for £20million.

The 22-year-old centre-back from Basle had been targeted by Liverpool as back up in case they failed to secure Virgil van Dijk.

Akanji had also been considered by Southampton, West Ham and West Brom but Dortmund have moved quickly to line up the highly-rated 6ft 2ins Switzerland international.

Manuel Akanji could be heading to Borussia Dortmund in a deal worth £20million

The Swiss defender has been at Basle since 2015, after joining from Swiss second tier side Winterthur, and now plays a key role in their defence.

Akanji has played every minute of Basle's league games aside from one as well as all six of their Champions League group games, including the 1-0 victory over Manchester United in November.

He is now set to join Dortmund, who are looking to solidify their defence and recover their season, sitting 16 points adrift of Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich.

The Basle defender has featured in all but one game for the Swiss side and played the full 90 minutes in their Champions League win over Manchester United in November