Steve McManaman has urged Jurgen Klopp to avoid signing Douglas Luiz or Youri Tielemans for Liverpool.
Liverpool made a move for Aurelien Tchouameni in the summer but the France international instead joined Real Madrid. Rumours were then rife of the Reds trying to bring in Aston Villa's Luis on transfer deadline day. Instead, they signed fellow Brazil international Arthur Melo from Juventus on loan for the season.
Liverpool are expected to make a bid for Borussia Dortmund's England international Jude Bellingham next summer while Tielemans, who is into the final year of his contract with Leicester City and looks unlikely to extended his stay at the King Power Stadium, has also been linked with a move to Anfield as Jurgen Klopp could be set to revamp his midfield.
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But ex-Red McManaman wants Klopp to steer clear of the Belgium international - as well as Luiz, who could also be available on a free transfer next summer when his contract expires.
"Douglas Luiz and Youri Tielemans are both good Premier League players, but I don’t believe they’re good enough for Liverpool," McManaman told Horseracing.net. "I’m not convinced it will be a smart bit of business by Liverpool to move for Douglas Luiz, regardless of whether his contract is expiring or not.
"I think he’s a good player, but I believe he needs to be quicker in a lot of the things he does to suit the style of football that Liverpool play. You want to sign players that can get in Liverpool’s starting XI and not just players who want to come and sit in a squad.
"Youri Tielemans’ contract is also set to expire at the same time, but if you’re to play for the best teams in Europe, it’s hard to find the right players that will improve your side.
"I don’t want to be disparaging towards either of these two players because they’re good Premier League players. Are they good enough to get in the starting line-up of one of the world’s best teams? I just don’t think so at the moment."
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