Liverpool have tended to get transfer window business done early - but during a season of struggles there is a case that to be built that the Reds need to make a late splurge this January.
Dutch attacker Cody Gakpo has already made the move to Anfield this month, having joined from PSV Eindhoven in a deal which could be worth £40m, but several potential targets continue to be linked with the Reds.
Fans are desperate to see owners FSG put up the cash for another top-class midfielder - ideally Jude Bellingham - to strengthen Jurgen Klopp's squad having pinpointed an area on the pitch which is in urgent need of an overhaul.