Sources: Liverpool plan Jan midfield signing after £50m deal agreed
Liverpool will look to sign a number six in the January transfer window after missing out in summer, sources have told Football Insider. Speaking on... The post Sources: Liverpool plan Jan midfield signing after £50m deal agreed appeared first on Football Insider.
Liverpool will look to sign a number six in the January transfer window after missing out in summer, sources have told Football Insider.
Speaking on the latest edition of Football Insider’s Inside Track podcast, senior correspondent Pete O’Rourke revealed that the Reds know January is “not the ideal market” to make a major signing.
Arne Slot wanted a defensive midfielder throughout the summer transfer window, but the Premier League giants were unable to secure one.
Liverpool did come close to signing Martin Zumbimendi, but he ended up turning down the move to stay at Real Sociedad after the Premier League giants had agreed to pay his release clause of £51.3million.
There were no other names cropping up towards the end of the market, so Liverpool have opted to wait and assess the situation in January.
The Reds want to see what options become available, but Slot does want someone in to complement his midfield options.
Liverpool are plotting a January move to bolster the midfield
After not securing one in summer, Liverpool will be forced to rely upon the midfield options already available to Slot.
Football Insider reported that the Reds had been “besieged” with loan offers for Stefan Bajcetic, but Liverpool refused to let him go as they hadn’t brought anyone else in.
The Reds have been defensively strong so far this season, keeping clean sheets in their opening two Premier League fixtures.
Slot’s men have beaten Brentford and Ipswich Town 2-0 and will be back in action on Sunday (1 September) against Man United.
In other news, Trent Alexander-Arnold is ‘unhappy’ at Liverpool after Arne Slot clash.
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