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Klopp has a lot of quality attacking talent on the team, but the midfield and defense needs to be strengthened.
Liverpool’s 2-1 victory over Newcastle at the weekend was very important and dramatic. Despite scoring a goal and losing a player within half an hour, the Reds managed to beat one of their main rivals and secure a place in the top four places in the Premier League this season.
Newcastle’s sluggish performance in the final minutes of the game also illustrates that Jurgen Klopp’s “psychic monster” is still capable of instilling fear in opponents. Despite all the problems that had to be faced in the past year, the players are clearly still confident that they can make a difference.
The Reds’ unshakable confidence is clearly rooted in the success they have achieved under a charismatic and driven manager, but perhaps also because they now have more attacking depth than any other team in Europe, as Diogo Jota has shown and quite amazing Darwin Nunez will come on as a substitute at St. James Park afterward.
What Liverpool lack is the same quality, variety and versatility in midfield and defence. Of course, the game against Newcastle not only showed the strength of the team, but also exposed its fragility.
Trent Alexander-Arnold became the unwitting star of a terrible show at right-back, and Virgil van Dijk disappointed himself and his teammates by sending off for unnecessarily aggressive behavior towards Alexander Isak in the 28th minute, meaning the captain would miss a tough match against Aston Villa, who are in their best form, on Sunday (3/9).
Given that there is no guarantee that Ibrahima Konate will recover from the muscle problem that kept him out of Tyneside, Liverpool need a centre-back – preferably someone who can replace Van Dijk on the left flank – cleanly.
Moreover, while Wataru Endo has made an encouraging start to his career at Anfield, improvements are needed that are unlikely to dispel the feeling that Klopp needs a long-term solution to his problems in defensive midfield, which is exactly the kind of project Romeo Lavia should have taken on. on the.
As Jamie Carragher stated on Sky Sport. “The team that Liverpool have now is not good enough to challenge Manchester City so they will have to make it in the transfer market this week in terms of signing another defender and midfielder. It has to happen because Liverpool can still be Manchester City’s main rival. .”
But in this final phase, with the transfer window closing on Friday (1/9), who could Liverpool sign? Below this GOALS considers the best centre-backs and midfielders available, some of which will cost much more than others…