Such surgery left Jurgen Klopp with eight senior midfield options, courtesy of the aforementioned incoming quartet, Curtis Jones, Havey Elliott, Thiago Alcantara, and Stefan Bajcetic. Consequently, despite that £150m revamp, the Reds’ midfield overhaul is not yet complete. Klopp named six homegrown players in his squad for the first half of the Premier League season, with the club needing at least eight to name a full 25-man squad. Regardless, the defensive pair (and Jaros) are unlikely to have long-term Liverpool futures. Admittedly, it’s currently unclear whether Liverpool would actually move for the Middlesbrough midfielder despite recent transfer speculation.

Source: Express January 14, 2024 19:37 UTC