Liverpool will have to work their way around several moving parts when it comes to finalising ongoing changes to their engine room, but from a stationary position Jurgen Klopp and his recruitment team could have no better man to pursue than Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse.
Having shelved initial plans to target Real Madrid-bound Jude Bellingham this summer, due to the financial costs in that would-be deal, Liverpool have now signed Alexis Mac Allister as they prepare to make further additions in that same position. So does Ward-Prowse fit the bill?
His ability from set-pieces is beyond question and, should he return to the Premier League sooner rather than later after Southampton were relegated, the 28-year-old will almost-certainly overtake David Beckham as the top-scorer from dead-ball situations in the competition's history. He currently has 17 to Beckham's 18.
