Liverpool are set to enter the market for at least one new midfielder this summer as the Reds look to right the wrongs from the most recent campaign.
The Merseyside club failed to win any silverware and despite spending time at the top of the Premier League in the early weeks of the season, they were resoundingly unsuccessful in the defence of their title.
Arne Slot's squad is expected to go through some major changes this summer with two players already leaving after Andy Robertson and Mohamed Salah confirmed their exits before the end of the campaign.
The duo said goodbye to the club's supporters after Sunday's 1-1 draw with Brentford.
Liverpool will look to bolster midfield options this summer
Alexis Mac Allister
Speaking on The Athletic FC podcast, Liverpool reporter James Pearce said that adding more pace in attack and signing a new midfielder were two priorities for Liverpool in the transfer window.
The search for a new midfielder has been triggered by a 'really, really worrying' decline in performances from Alexis Mac Allister. There could even be two midfielders signed by the club during the window.
Liverpool conceded 53 goals in the Premier League and out of the sides who finished in the top half, only Bournemouth let in more.
Even a handful of clubs who finished in the bottom half of the table conceded fewer goals than Slot's side.
Ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher heavily criticised the Reds after a 3-2 loss to Manchester United, pointing out how his former club lack the required physicality to compete in the Premier League.
The club's plans to bolster their midfield with a more combative player indicate they are aiming to resolve the problem.
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The 'world-class' 2022 World Cup winner with Argentina, who is on wages of £150,000-a-week, joined Liverpool from Brighton and Hove Albion for £35m in 2023.
He had an impressive first season at the club under Jurgen Klopp and then played a key role as the Reds won the title in Slot's first campaign.
However, the last 12 months have been his toughest since he moved to Anfield.
He won less than 50 per cent of his duels throughout the Premier League season, and completed less than 50 per cent of his attempted dribbles.
Mac Allister was also dribbled past 41 times and disposed 29 times. He contributed to six goals in the Premier League as he found the back of the net twice and provided four assists.
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