Dejan Lovren has admitted he is taking up to five painkillers in order to play for Liverpool through injury. It's hardly an ideal situation, but Liverpool's options at centre-half are limited after they failed to land Virgil van Dijk in the summer.
ESPN FC looks at five deals for defenders in the transfer window that Jurgen Klopp may regret missing out on.
Harry Maguire to Leicester City
The £17 million the Foxes paid is becoming an extremely shrewd piece of businesses in this uncertain market. Maguire has slotted seamlessly into his new club and earned international recognition as a result, receiving his first England call-up in August.