In many ways, it's easy to see why Liverpool are relaxed over their pursuit of a midfielder this summer.
More often than not, Jurgen Klopp has always steadfastly insisted the Reds' recruitment team go after their first-choice transfer target with gusto rather than having to fall back on Plans B or C.
Players like Alisson Becker, Naby Keita and Virgil van Dijk are proof enough of that strategy. They were three relatively drawn out sagas for a club who usually move with surgical precision in the transfer market.
