Having been humbled by Brentford in embarrassing fashion in their first outing of 2023, calls for Liverpool to strengthen their squad further, notably in midfield, are only going to grow in the weeks ahead.
The Reds have already brought in one player, signing Cody Gakpo for an initial £37m from PSV Eindhoven after Luis Diaz was ruled out until March following knee surgery. But following the Dutchman’s arrival, Jurgen Klopp admitted the deal could impact any future Liverpool business in January and that he doesn’t expect to “splash the cash” in this month’s transfer window .
Of course, that doesn’t alter the fact that the Reds are in desperate need of a midfield revamp. And while it remains to be seen if they will be able to sign anyone else in January, their hopes of qualifying for next season’s Champions League are growing increasingly fragile with each poor result.
