Liverpool have evidently had to choose their battles carefully when it comes to the January transfer window.
It’s clear the Reds are in need of a major midfield overhaul, and Jude Bellingham remains their first-choice target. But with Borussia Dortmund seemingly not entertaining the possibility of selling the England international mid-season, and a club-record fee likely required to land his signature anyway, any pursuit of the midfielder will have to be put on hold until the summer.
Meanwhile, Liverpool have repeatedly been linked with Benfica’s Enzo Fernandez in recent months, with his World Cup performances for Argentina only heightening such speculation. But with the Portuguese outfit not accepting anything below his mammoth £107m release clause, again it is not a plausible January transfer for the Reds - though it seems Chelsea might land the World Cup winner.
