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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Richard Garnett

Liverpool told they could make Jude Bellingham signing even better by buying 'ideal midfield partner'

Jurgen Klopp should go for both Jude Bellingham AND Declan Rice as he looks to overhaul his midfield this summer, according to Dietmar Hamann.

Borussia Dortmund teenager Bellingham and West Ham favourite Rice are currently in Qatar with England for the World Cup, where the Three Lions got off to a perfect start with a thumping 6-2 victory against Iran on Monday. Bellingham, who has long been touted as Liverpool's number one target, opened the scoring with a brilliant header and is considered to be one of the most in-demand players in Europe.

But former Liverpool midfielder Hamann, who played in the 2002 World Cup Final with Germany, would love to see his former club revolutionise its midfielder by investing heavily in both players, as the Reds' current midfield crop shows signs of fading.

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