Klopp Holds Successful Meeting With Liverpool Board, Exciting Update For January Transfer Business
Jan 5, 2017 at 5:52 PM
Liverpool will hand Jurgen Klopp a £40 million transfer kitty this January.
That is according to German magazine Sport Bild, who claim the Liverpool board have agreed with Jurgen Klopp’s view that the Reds need attacking reinforcements.
The Liverpool manager will be without Sadio Mane for the next month due to his participation in the Africa Cup of Nations with Senegal.
Klopp also looks set to be without Daniel Sturridge after he picked up another injury in the 2-2 draw with Sunderland while Philippe Coutinho remains sidelined with an ankle problem.
The Reds have been linked with Bayern Leverkusen playmaker Julian Brandt, Arsenal’s Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Inter Milan forward Gabriel Barbosa.
And Klopp could use these funds to try and secure deals for his January targets.
Liverpool currently sit second in the Premier League table and just five points adrift of leaders Chelsea following their 2-0 defeat to Tottenham last night
With the transfer window now open and Liverpool well placed to mount a title challenge in the second half of the season, it would be prudent for Klopp to make one or two additions to his squad to provide more depth and competition for places.
As well as the Reds have done so far, all it takes is a couple of injuries or suspensions to undermine all of the good work they’ve put in so far. Every point is vital from here on in, and the smallest of details can be decisive.
With Sadio Mane now out for several weeks due to his involvement in the African Nations Cup, the Reds could really use another wide attacker with the pace and trickery to trouble opposing defences.
The impending return of Philippe Coutinho will help compensate for the loss of Mane, but Liverpool still look a little thin in that area.
Roberto Firmino has proven to be more effective playing as a No. 9 than he is out wide, and although Adam Lallana is more than capable of playing on either flank, he’s been so good in central midfield this year that moving him from that position is not a good idea.
Klopp has enough options that he can make do while Mane is away, but bringing in an exciting new attacker could invigorate everybody at the club and help Liverpool kick on and make a real charge for the title.