Liverpool are in no position to “spend £50 million ($69m) on a player to address positional shortages”, says John Barnes, with the Reds not expected to find “the best set of centre-backs” in a difficult January market.
Jurgen Klopp has admitted that he remains in the hunt for defensive additions as another window winds down.
The clock is ticking on any efforts from the Reds to get fresh faces on board, but the focus at Anfield has been narrowed by another untimely injury for Joel Matip.
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Reinforcements were considered to be required before Liverpool suffered another fitness blow in their 3-1 victory over Tottenham.