Liverpool transfer round-up: How do the Reds go about replacing Fabinho?
Roméo Lavia, Kalvin Phillips, Sofyan Amrabat, Florentino Luis and Ryan Gravenberch are under consideration, but how many signings does Jürgen Klopp need to make?
Jürgen Klopp was all smiles as Liverpool landed in Germany for their pre-season training camp this weekend, but away from the cameras the Reds boss must be wondering what the hell is going on.
All of a sudden, his plans for the new season require a serious re-think. That ‘midfield refresh’ we have been talking about for months is happening, but on a far greater scale than any of us, Klopp included, ever imagined.
By the time Liverpool run out at Stamford Bridge on August 13, they may have said goodbye to six of the 14 players used in the 2022 Champions League final against Real Madrid. Three - Sadio Mané, Roberto Firmino and Naby Keïta - have gone already, but it is the futures of Fabinho, Jordan Henderson and Thiago Alcântara which are dominating the agenda at the moment, and which will be giving Klopp sleepless nights over in Donaueschingen.
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