Ex-Red Dietmar Hamann has said Liverpool should move in for Newcastle star Joelinton rather than making an approach to sign Declan Rice.
Rice is one name who has been recently linked with a move to Anfield as the Liverpool head coach Jurgen Klopp looks to reinforce his engine room by dipping into the market for a new signing.
Speaking to BoyleSports, the former Champions League winner Hamann reckons that the Merseysiders should sign someone who would provide more firepower in front of the goal with the Magpies dangerman Joelinton fitting that bill.
“Liverpool are 14 or 15 points behind the top of the table now and I don’t think that one player makes up that many point.
“Danny Murphy is right to suggest Declan Rice is a very capable player but I think it depends on how Fabinho comes back into the season because he’s been really disappointing but he’s a really brilliant player.
“I would like Liverpool to sign someone a bit more adventurous, someone like Joelinton from Newcastle who has a physical presence, can get you a goal and he has the full package. A player like him would suit Liverpool down to the ground. I think getting a player of his quality in January is near enough impossible and that should’ve been done in the summer.”
It remains to be seen whether the Liverpool board backs the under-fire Klopp to fork out on bringing in fresh faces when the transfer window reopens for business in the New Year.
Liverpool’s start to the season has been a shaky one and with the Reds now sitting 14 points behind the table toppers Arsenal, the fans would be relieved to see the squad getting bolstered sooner rather than later.
