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Liverpool must act quickly to fix their midfield issue, with the club apparently likely to lose their two greatest targets of late, Moises Caicedo and Romeo Lavia, to Chelsea.
Jurgen Klopp appeared to have started a much-needed rebuild with the signings of Alexis MacAllister and Dominik Szoboslai earlier this summer, but the sales of Fabinho and Jordan Henderson to Saudi Arabian teams have left the Reds floundering.
The need for a new defensive midfielder is critical, and Liverpool should reconsider their interest in Fulham’s Joao Palhinha, who shone in the Premier League last season.
Is Liverpool bringing in a new midfielder?
Liverpool and West Ham United have both expressed interest in Palhinha this summer, with the latter now presumably ruled out after completing the £35 million purchase of Edson Alvarez from Ajax.
Fulham feel the Portuguese midfielder, who was outstanding in his first season in England last season, is worth at least €60 million (£52 million), and Liverpool must decide fast whether to accept the Cottagers’ expectations.
Since signing for Fulham from Sporting Lisbon for £20m last summer, the 28-year-old has cemented himself as one of the toughest-tackling, most indefatigable midfielders on English soil, having completed 40 matches for Marco Silva’s side across all competitions, scoring four goals, and being heralded as a “tackling machine” by teammate Harrison Reed.