Former Liverpool midfielder Jason McAteer believes the club should target Jadon Sancho rather than Kylian Mbappe this summer as he thinks the Dortmund star would suit their style better.
The Reds are expected to make a number of moves in the next transfer window following their disappointing Premier League campaign.
And PSG forward Mbappe is one of the players they are being most strongly linked to, with rumours suggesting they could be set to make a huge bid for the French World Cup winner.
Speaking to FreeSuperTips.com, however, McAteer questioned whether Mbappe would complement the other players already at Liverpool - and is of the belief that Sancho is the more versatile option.
"You’ll think I’ll say if I can sign any player, I’d sign Mbappe," McAteer said. "But the biggest talking point at Liverpool are the tactics.
"Klopp has tried to evolve tactically. He has tried to use a 4-2-3-1, he has tried to change it up and go away from this traditional 4-3-3 – he just hasn't really had the players to do that job.
"Jota obviously opens up the potential to that tactical change but sometimes you can become very predictable. I think Liverpool did, in some ways become predictable, and I think that's why they've lost some of the games that they have.
"You look at the teams that have come with that low block, they've come with that low defensive unit that is saying “come and break us down. We know we'll get an opportunity. And if we can be clinical, we can kind of nick this”.
"I think that's what's happened in quite a lot of the games this season, Liverpool have come unstuck against teams that have offered kind of them tactics, they haven't been able to break them down. So, I think versatility would be the way to go.
"I know it's a long-winded answer. But I’d sign Jadon Sancho. I'd sign him because he's got that versatility. I think he can play different positions: he can play left, or right, or down the centre if you wanted.
"He's got pace and he's got creativity. If there's a low block and you need something a little bit different he offers that. He's also young and he fits into the mould of this Liverpool team.
"That's the player I'd go out and buy."
Dortmund may be forced to sell Sancho this summer to offload some of their debt, and the player has also been linked with the likes of Manchester United and Real Madrid.
