“Liverpool will definitely sign a central defender.”

But Jurgen Klopp and his team mates are looking to land a replacement long before then, and they’d better want a left-footed keeper who can play in the back three.

Lynch again mentions Wolfsburg player Mickey van de Ven, and friend of sporting director Jörg Schmadtke, who is now the most relevant candidate. Sporting’s Goncalo Inácio is also on the list, while Josko Guardiol will be pricey.

– Needs a left foot stopper

Football expert and Liverpool legend Jamie Carragher believes it is fitting for the Reds to choose a new center back this summer.

– I think we need a left centre-back, because that can add something new to the team. He will also be able to be a substitute for Robertson in the new formation in which the team plays, which we see with Nathan Ake at Manchester City, among others. A full-back who can play stops instead of a full-back who has to play on the wing, says Carragher in an interview with Redmen TV.

He is excited about whether Klopp will continue to use Trent Alexander-Arnold in a hybrid role, with the team playing with three players in defense and an extra man in midfield when they have the ball.

– It worked well, but I don’t think the main goal was to make Trent play in midfield, but rather to make the team more suitable for dealing with counter-attacks. We’ve seen in many matches that Fabinho was isolated in midfield. So it will be interesting to see how it resolves, says Carragher.