Jurgen Klopp set to ignore Steven Gerrard's transfer advice with bold Liverpool plot

After coming tantalisingly close to an unprecedented quadruple last term, Liverpool have splashed the cash this summer in a bid to evolve their squad.

The Reds were fast out of the traps to snare Fulham starlet Fabio Carvalho before fending off interest from some of Europe's biggest hitters to strike an £85million deal for Benfica hotshot Darwin Nunez. Jurgen Klopp's side are also on the cusp of bringing Aberdeen's promising young right-back Calvin Ramsey to Anfield for an initial £4m to conclude a busy couple of weeks.

But Mirror Football understands that the deal for Ramsey will bring an end to Liverpool's summer business. The Reds were in the market for another midfielder, and even tabled a substantial bid for Monaco star Aurelien Tchouameni; however, the midfield maestro opted to seal a dream switch to Real Madrid rather than joining the team they bested in last month's Champions League final.

Liverpool have earmarked Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham as the ideal player to lead the Reds engine room for the future. But with the English prodigy currently seen as unattainable, Liverpool are planning to bide their time when it comes to the 18-year-old - even though that strategy could leave the Reds short on midfield in the short-term.

That's exactly what occurred last season too. Just 12 months on from the unprecedented injury crisis in defence that proved terminal to the Reds hopes of defending their Premier League title back in the 2020/21 campaign, Klopp found himself with a dearth of midfield options. And if injuries pile up again, then Liverpool could be caught short again their bid to wrestle the domestic crown away from Manchester City.

With Nunez arriving at Anfield and Erling Haaland joining City, the two