Klopp wants to cure Liverpool struggles with January raid for €100m target

Jurgen Klopp will reportedly ask Liverpool to sanction a huge January transfer outlay on a player he believes can give their season the timely shot in the arm he believes could prove vital to their success.

The Reds are joint second in the Premier League behind Manchester City after an excellent start to the season and have hopes of ending their near 30-year wait to be crowned champions of England.

Liverpool, however, have seen their bright start to the season come under scrutiny and Tuesday’s defeat to Red Star Belgrade means they have now only won three of their last nine games.

Our blogger set Klopp six pertinent questions to answer, while two pundits tore into £56m man Alisson Becker after a disappointing display.

With the normally reliable Roberto Firmino dropped to the bench on Tuesday, Klopp turned to Daniel Sturridge, but the former Chelsea man failed to make the most of his opportunity, missing a gilt-edged chance before Red Star took the lead.

And, according to Don Balon, Klopp is becoming increasingly alarmed by his side’s struggles of late and has already turned his thoughts to the January transfer window – with a World Cup winner emerging as his No 1 target.

The Spanish outlet claims Klopp will ask Liverpool to sanction a move for Ousmane Dembele in January after it was suggested that Barcelona will allow him to move on if any club meets their €100m (£87.5m) valuation of the France winger.

It’s suggested that Klopp sees Dembele as the perfect fit at Liverpool and the player to further supplement their fearsome attack. And while he operates in a different role to Philippe Coutinho, it’s thought the Reds boss will try and engineer a way to ensure Dembele, Mo Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino can all play in the same side and help shoot Liverpool towards Premier League glory.

Dembele has had a hard time proving himself at Barcelona since a big-money move from Borussia Dortmund in summer 2017, but Don Balon suggests Klopp believes he can get the best out of the winger should he move to Anfield.

Mundo Deportivo also reportedly recently how Liverpool would move for him if Barcelona gave any indication they would move him on – and if the latest reports are to be believed, a transfer could be on for the 21-year-old as soon as January.

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