Liverpool need to make at least two more signings this summer if they hope to compete for top honours.
Liverpool have had a difficult transfer window so far. Despite starting off strong with two quality additions to the centre of the park; Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister, the Reds have since stalled in the market and are still in desperate need of reinforcements at centre-back and defensive midfield.
Liverpool lack defensively-minded midfielders after letting go of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and James Milner this summer and have struggled to get the ideal profile of player through the door. Top targets Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia opted to go to Chelsea following drawn-out negotiation processes.
But the Merseyside club have managed to bring in Wataru Endo from Stuttgart to fill the void. Although not necessarily the game-changing signing they would have wanted, the 30-year-old can play both as a holding midfielder and centre-half and has a relentless work rate that will rival the most active players in the league.
Of course, Liverpool will need another defensive midfielder to bolster the position and they are already weighing up a move for Crystal Palace’s Cheick Doucoure. At 23 years old, Doucoure has plenty of time to develop and is more of the traditional No 6 that Liverpool are looking for.
Doucore is valued at upwards of £60million which shouldn’t be a problem for Liverpool who have already shown that they aren’t short of money in their eye-watering pursuit of Caicedo. The Mali international ranked among the top percentile in the Premier League last season for interceptions, clearances and blocks – and was one of the Eagles’ most important players.
His physicality and reading of the game have caught the eye of many clubs around the globe with PSG among those keeping tabs on the defensive midfielder but Liverpool will push the hardest
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