The midfielders Liverpool should try to sign this summer

Jude Bellingham is Liverpool’s main midfield target for this summer but, with the team out of the Champions League and struggling to finish in the top four and qualify for the competition next season, Jürgen Klopp may have to look elsewhere. Liverpool may regret not acting quicker. The 19-year-old has been the driving force behind Borussia Dortmund’s title bid and is our top rated player in the Bundesliga this season. If Dortmund do clinch their first title in over a decade – they are a point clear of Bayern at the top – it could be a perfect time for Bellingham to leave.

As Bellingham showed at the World Cup, he is a jack of all trades midfielder who is on his way to becoming a master. The teenager ranks fifth for tackles (62), second for dribbles (62) and is the second most fouled player (61) in the Bundesliga this season. With four goals and four assists to his name, he can do it all. His contract lasts until the summer of 2025 and does not have a release clause, so Dortmund will want a very high bid to sell. That is good news for Manchester City and Real Madrid, but not Liverpool.

Ryan Gravenberch’s time at Bayern Munich has not gone quite according to plan. Fourteen of his 15 league appearances this season have come from the bench following his arrival from Ajax last summer, and he has mustered just 307 minutes of game time in the Bundesliga. With that in mind, a potential exit is on the cards for the young Dutchman.

Just like Bellingham and Veiga, Gravenberch is an effective ball carrier – he made 2.6 successful dribbles per 90 minutes in his final season at Ajax. He is also willing to get stuck in for the good of the team. A lack of minutes this season has stunted his growth, but Gravenberch is still only 20 years