Liverpool’s plans to revamp their midfield this year look set to remain on hold until the summer, with Jurgen Klopp repeatedly insisting that Cody Gakpo will be the only new arrival at Anfield in January.
Come transfer deadline day, that stance appears unchanged despite links with numerous midfielders. And while Liverpool’s financial situation, with owners FSG currently actively searching for new investors, will have played its part in such decision-making, the Reds’ first-choice targets are also not available as things stand.
Jude Bellingham is well-documented to be the club’s primary target, but with rival interest from Man City and Real Madrid, and Liverpool looking unlikely to qualify for next season’s Champions League, it remains to be seen if their pursuit of the Borussia Dortmund midfielder will be successful. The Bundesliga outfit have no intention of allowing the 19-year-old to leave before the summer, while it would take a club-record fee for the Reds to even stand a chance of landing the England international.
