Liverpool could have Jude Bellingham chance as Paul Merson worried by transfer decision

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Liverpool could have Jude Bellingham transfer chance that is too good to overlook

In many ways, it's easy to see why Liverpool are relaxed over their pursuit of a midfielder this summer.

More often than not, Jurgen Klopp has always steadfastly insisted the Reds' recruitment team go after their first-choice transfer target with gusto rather than having to fall back on Plans B or C.

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Players like Alisson Becker, Naby Keita and Virgil van Dijk are proof enough of that strategy. They were three relatively drawn out sagas for a club who usually move with surgical precision in the transfer market.

Save for the recruitment of deputies like Kostas Tsimikas and, at the time of his arrival, Diogo Jota, when Liverpool had also lined up Jamal Lewis and Ismaila Sarr before settling on the pair back in 2020, when it's time to go big in the window, Klopp will settle for nothing less than Plan A.

Read the full Blood Red column from Paul Gorst.

'Taking a big chance' - Paul Merson worried for Liverpool after Jurgen Klopp transfer call

Paul Merson believes it would be a mistake for Liverpool to not sign a midfielder in this summer transfer window. The Sky Sports pundit highlighted how the Reds midfield is a 'weakness' for them.

Borussia Dortmund's Jude Bellingham is the name that is heavily linked with a move to Anfield, but any potential move is unlikely to come before next summer after his club sold Erling Haaland earlier this window. Dortmund have put a £103 million price tag on their English midfielder.

Former Arsenal star Merson also touched on Liverpool's need for new striker Darwin Nunez to 'settle in quickly' if the Reds are to win the Premier League title next season.

Charlotte Coates has the story.

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