Liverpool: Klopp 'looking to strengthen' key position at Anfield

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is looking to sign a central midfielder this summer as he still hasn’t fully replaced Georginio Wijnaldum, according to journalist Pete O’Rourke.

After spending five years at Anfield, Wijnaldum opted to let his contract run down, before leaving to join PSG last July on a free transfer.

The Reds have been linked with two midfielders who are currently playing abroad in the shape of Aurelien Tchouameni and Jude Bellingham.

Tchouameni is still only 22, but has impressed at Monaco, catching Liverpool’s eye. However, it is understood that Real Madrid are currently favourites to land him ahead of next season.

Meanwhile, Bellingham is four years younger than Tchouameni, and has been flourishing at Borussia Dortmund. Liverpool may have difficulties getting a deal over the line for him, though, due to the German club looking set to lose Erling Haaland. It appears unlikely that they would sell two of their best players in the same transfer window.

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O’Rourke has claimed that Jurgen Klopp is targeting a new midfielder after failing to bring in anyone to succeed £19.8m-rated star Wijnaldum last year.

He told GIVEMESPORT: “It’s still an area that needs to improve in his midfield because they haven’t really replaced Gini Wijnaldum since his move to PSG last summer. So, it is maybe an area of the squad that he is looking to strengthen.”

At the moment, it is hard to fault the squad that Klopp has assembled at Liverpool.

The 54-year-old has multiple options to call upon in pretty much every position on the pitch, and this has allowed the Merseyside club to compete on all fronts this term.

However, the midfield area is perhaps one