Liverpool have been advised by former defender Glen Johnson to contemplate signing Declan Rice or Nico Barella as an alternative of Borussia Dortmund ace Jude Bellingham.
The Reds are linked with a transfer for Bellingham however it’s reported that Dortmund are unwilling to promote this summer time having already let Erling Haaland be a part of Manchester Metropolis.
With the likes of Jordan Henderson, Thiago Alcantara and James Milner all of their mid-to-late thirties, the Reds might want to replenish their inventory of midfielders in the end, particularly with doubts over the futures of the likes of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita.
Jurgen Klopp held an curiosity in signing French 21-year-old Aurelien Tchouameni this summer time, however Actual Madrid finally secured his signature by agreeing to pay a price of round £85m to AS Monaco.
For Johnson, if Liverpool are going to enter the marketplace for a brand new midfielder, West ham United captain Rice must be on the prime of their procuring listing.
“Proper now I’d go for Declan Rice,” Johnson advised GGRecon.
“In a few 12 months’s time, Jordan Henderson may do what Sadio Mane has executed and depart, I feel that Declan would match that position completely.”
On Barella
“I do suppose he could be addition. To attain objectives and seize assists isn’t straightforward, regardless of the very fact he hasn’t executed it within the Premier League.”
“When any individual’s technically excellent and may both rating or help a objective frequently, then you definately don’t count on them to wrestle. The extra gamers on the pitch that may assist contribute in the direction of a objective is sweet for the squad.”
Liverpool have already introduced in Fulham’s Fabio Carvalho and Benfica’s Darwin Nunez this summer time, and are broadly anticipated to have already accomplished their incoming switch enterprise.