Steve Nicol believes Liverpool need a defensive midfielder in the January transfer window. Steve Nicol believes his former club Liverpool will go into overdrive if they do not sign a central defensive midfielder in January.
Jurgen Klopp has made four signings this summer to revitalize the team’s troubled midfield. What he didn’t expect was Fabinho going to Saudi Arabia.
After the Brazilian’s departure was revealed, the club decided to sign Moises Caicedo and Romeo lavia, who had moved to Chelsea after a short battle.
Finally, that money was used to bring in unexpectedly experienced options in Wataru Endo (30) and long-term target Ryan Gravenburch (21).
Endo is more used to a deeper midfield role but has been slow to adapt to the English game. Klopp has so far passed the torch to Alexis McAllister, a natural number 10, as has Curtis Jones.
At the end of last season. With Liverpool sitting just one point behind Premier League leaders Manchester City (who they are), it would be fair to say the Reds are in no major trouble just yet.
However, there is a growing consensus that in order to maximize his options, Klopp will look to add a young defensive midfielder in the coming years to fill Fabinho’s shoes, provide help for other options and ultimately then, to alleviate the stress of injuries.
However, we know they are in no rush to sign such a player for next season, with 19-year-old Stefan Vaicetic recovering from injury. Club legend Nicole disagrees.
“If they have someone next to those two (Dominik Szoboslai and Mac Allister) they can step forward,” the former defender said on the ESPN FC podcast. “Right now, I don’t know [who that person could be], there’s nobody.
