Liverpool might have won every major honour on offer under Jurgen Klopp, but that hasn’t stopped the German from needing to put together the building blocks for the next generation of his mentality monsters.
With star players ageing and nearing the end of their contracts, the Reds are in a transitional period as they gradually revamp their trophy-laden squad that has been so successful in recent years. An overhaul in attack was the club’s priority focus in 2022, as Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Fabio Carvalho were all brought in, Mohamed Salah and Diogo Jota were handed new long-term contracts and Sadio Mane, Takumi Minamino and Divock Origi all departed.
The midfield is pencilled in to be Liverpool’ s priority in 2023 as links with the likes of long-term target Jude Bellingham persist. With James Milner, Naby Keita, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Juventus loanee Arthur Melo all not contracted to the Reds beyond next summer, and Fabinho set to join Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara and Milner on the wrong side of 30 next year, it’s clear Klopp ’s engine room is poised to look rather different next season.
