Liverpool could spring a surprise on their Premier League rivals and sign highly-rated Monaco star Youri Tielemans.
That's according to former Reds midfielder Danny Murphy, who reckons the Belgium international would be a great replacement for the ageing James Milner, whose contract is set to expire in June.
Tielemans, 22, spent this season on loan at Leicester City and impressed in the Premier League, alerting the likes of Arsenal.
Monaco are bracing themselves for bids for the player, who would set a chasing club back around £40million, and Murphy thinks Liverpool could make an offer.
"The big clubs are always looking at what is next and where to improve," Murphy told your-promotional-code.co.uk.
"Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will be back which is a big plus, he will practically be like a new signing. Maybe they will let Milner go and one other.
"Then coming in, Tielemans has had a good season at Leicester, he can open a team up and I am sure Liverpool would love a player like that.
"You have to be careful, obviously supporters always want new signings in, but you can't bring in too many and upset the dynamic.
"It is the manager's biggest problem as he doesn't want to upset too many players. Signings would be good, but they don't need too much to be honest.
"If they were to win the Champions League, it makes them a lot more attractive."
