John Aldridge has given his opinions on Liverpool’s summer transfer activity and from a the Reds’fans perspective, it is not good.
The 58-year-old Aldridge revealed that he is concerned about the clubs lack of depth in the centre-back position.
The Reds made four signings this summer and of those four, three were attackers. Those are namely Mohamed Salah, Dominic Solanke and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Andrew Robertson, who was signed from Hull, was the only defensive addition that was made to the side.
The Merseyside club were strongly linked with a move for Southampton captain Virgil van Dijk though a deal ended up not taking place as the Saints proved resistant. They did manage to secure a deal for RB Leipzig star Naby Keita though he will only join next summer.
Aldridge has now revealed that he is concerned as he feels that the club lacks cover for Dejan Lovren and Joel Matip. He said, “Ideally, we wanted to see a top centre-back come in to solidify things defensively. But it didn’t happen after Southampton refused to sell Virgil van Dijk. Our interest in him won’t go away and there’s no reason why that deal can’t happen in January.
“Until then Klopp will have to push on with what he’s got. I am a bit worried as we don’t have much back up if either Dejan Lovren or Joel Matip get injured. Ragnar Klavan can do a job and Joe Gomez has huge potential but there’s no-one else who can fill in.”
