The Reds could target another midfielder and as well as that, are considering signing a left-sided centre-back before the transfer window closes.
Jorg Schmadtke, the club's new sporting director, will continue working on those deals, but who should his next priority be?
If it is too much to ask for Liverpool to nudge their way to the front of the queue for Moises Caicedo at Brighton then Khephren Thuram just edges out Ryan Gravenberch
Romeo Lavia? but it's a tough ask for a teenager to come into a midfield like Liverpool's and best expected to instantly shine.
France international Thuram has been a star for the les Blues' Under-21 squad at the European Championships this month and offers something very different to the rest of the current crop of midfielders at Anfield with his powerful, rangy surges with the ball.
Liverpool need a proper replacement for Fabinho but with few proper No.6s realistically being linked, Thuram could be a long-term staple of the engine room
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