John Barnes has urged Liverpool to sign a player in January, as it could potentially help win Jürgen Klopp a treble.

Jürgen Klopp may lead Liverpool to a triple or a quadruple with just one acquisition in January.The Reds really ought to make a hire.

John Barnes has urged Liverpool to sign a player in January, as it could potentially help win Jürgen Klopp a treble.

The holidays are over, and the new year is almost here.Additionally, Liverpool has a genuine shot for success in 2024.The Premier League season is halfway through, and three more trophies are still up for grabs. Here is the top of the table.

 

Fewer people would have dared to claim that Manchester City would have fallen as many points as it has, and even fewer would have predicted that Liverpool would be as far along in its rebuilding process at this stage.Due to the combination of those two elements, Jürgen Klopp’s team is situated in the center of an official race.

As usual, Manchester City might go on a protracted winning streak, but it also seems improbable that Pep Guardiola’s team will be quite as strong this time around. Although it’s always possible, a closer race to the finish line seems likely, with Arsenal having a strong chance as well.

 

But Liverpool should think about making a January deal if tiny differences are going to matter greatly. Wataru Endō’s departure for AFCON notwithstanding, Alexis Mac Allister’s return ought to cover for the Japanese. Thus, a midfielder is not the team’s first priority right now.

Liverpool should jump at the chance to acquire a truly outstanding holding man, but the likelihood of that occurring in the middle of the season seems remote. That would be something to think about should the proper opportunity present itself.

 

More crucially, though, Liverpool must make every effort to locate a qualified candidate inside its defense. Both Andy Robertson and Kostas Tsimikas are sidelined with injuries, but both will return to action this season—Robertson possibly even before the end of the next month—but 2024 will still require the signing of another left-sided defender. Now would be a good time to give it a try.

To replace Virgil van Dijk and provide another option at full-back, Liverpool needs to add a player who can play on the left side of its center-back tandem. Joe Gomez is able to play all positions on the back line, but not simultaneously. For the next several weeks at least, he will need to start every game at left-back, which will severely limit the alternatives at the other positions.

 

Given that Van Dijk is already 32 years old and Joël Matip’s contract expires at the end of the season, Liverpool should think about their options at the back as soon as possible. And it could be crucial to make that acquisition to strengthen a defense that is starting to show its age.

Klopp has previously argued that it can be difficult to sign the perfect player during the winter transfer window. However, Liverpool finds itself in a situation it probably didn’t anticipate, and one that should be taken advantage of.

 

It really should be obvious if signing a left-sided defender is Liverpool’s top priority in the long run, and if doing so could help Klopp win another Premier League title and maybe one or two other trophies as well (the Reds are the favorites to win the Carabao Cup and the Europa League). There will be many names mentioned, but one move could be the difference that keeps Liverpool from wondering, “What if?” in the future.