As the days count down to the start of the new Premier League season, Liverpool still has work to do in the transfer market. Jürgen Klopp would like to sign three or four more players after signing two so far – Alexis MacAllister and Dominik Szoboszlai.
According to Sky Sports, Liverpool has begun talks with Fluminense midfielder André Trindade, 22, while Roméo Lavia remains a target, with two bids placed so far.
Combining those two additions could be a fantastic combination for Liverpool, but if it is a younger alternative, one addition is nearly probably insufficient. Lavia, for example, is only 19 years old and has only played one season of Premier League football. Bringing him in on his own would be a gamble worth taking if someone else (like André) was coming in January.
According to UOL, Fluminense wants to keep their midfielder until the end of the season, which means they would be hesitant to sell for another six months.
In other news, it has been confirmed that Levi Colwill will not be leaving Chelsea this summer, having signed a new six-year contract. If Colwill cannot be found, Liverpool must find another alternative at the back.
There is now no viable backup option on the left side of the defense for new club captain Virgil van Dijk, and there is a significant drop-off between Ibrahima Konaté and Jol Matip on the right side.
Given the strain imposed on the right-sided option as a result of Trent Alexander-Arnold’s hybrid role, that is a critical position to nail down. At his best, Konaté is as near to perfect as it gets, yet he cannot play every minute and is prone to injuries.
Liverpool’s aim at the defense is to sign a left-sided alternative, but who that player is remains to be seen. Now that Colwill has been eliminated, perhaps some new names will emerge.
All of these modifications would have been implemented in a perfect world. With the club’s season opener against Chelsea just around the corner, integrating a new holding midfielder before then seemed unlikely.
Getting someone in that role before that time, on the other hand, will have a major impact on how well Liverpool does this season. If you get it right, the rest of the team will appear exciting. If things goes wrong, there might be a lot of goals conceded, with Alisson Becker having a busier than normal time.
More players will undoubtedly arrive, and having Lavia and André in midfield would be great. While Fluminense wishes to keep the latter, Spanish newspaper AS believes that Liverpool might still sign him for a higher amount if the trade is forced.
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Getting Lavia now and André in January would be the next best thing to losing Thiago Alcântara at the conclusion of his contract next summer, but it may cause some short-term pain in the interim.
Once the midfield is in order, another defender must be brought in. This must occur in order to prevent putting too much load on Van Dijk and Konaté. Things can easily disintegrate when there aren’t enough high-quality options, as Liverpool has demonstrated.
Keeping all of this in mind, it is still the fact that at least three additional signings would be ideal. In an ideal scenario, two defenders could be brought in to help in that section of the field, but it may be too much in such a short period of time.
As a result, the Liverpool squad for the coming season would look something like this:
Alisson, Kelleher, and Adrián are the goalkeepers.
Defenders: Alexander-Arnold, Bradley, Konaté, Van Dijk, Gomez, Matip, Robertson, and Tsimikas.
Midfield: Szoboszlai, MacAllister, Lavia, André, Jones, Elliott, Thiago, Bajeti, Morton (including young players such as Bobby Clark)
Salah, Gakpo, Daz, Nez, Jota (plus young players such as Ben Doak) will lead the attackers.
