The January transfer window is fast approaching, and it could be time for Liverpool to look at potentially bringing in some reinforcements.
Jurgen Klopp has been reluctant to sign new players in previous winter windows, with Virgil van Dijk in 2018 the most notable exception.
Despite the window not being open, Liverpool continue to be linked with a host of potential new recruits that could arrive in the New Year.
While Liverpool have built a reputation of targeting value for money deals, next month could be an opportunity to do the same again.
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As always in football, there are players who find themselves in a situation of the last few months of their contract with the deal gradually running down.
This January will see yet more players in that very situation, and there may be some that Liverpool would be wise to take a look at.
It’s not just pre-contract agreements that Liverpool could look at, with some players also likely to be available in cut-price deals so the selling clubs do not lose them for nothing a few months later.
So which players could Liverpool realistically target? Only those in the Anfield hierarchy will know what areas are in need of strengthening, but here are some players in different categories that deserve to be considered.
Below are players whose contract runs out in the summer of 2022, followed by their current market value according to Transfermarkt .
Big names
Niklas Sule - £31.5m
Paulo Dybala - £45m
Franck Kessie - £49.5m
Kylian Mbappe - £144m
Promising young players
Eddie Nketiah - £10.8m
Todd Cantwell - £19.8m
Boubacar Kamara - £25.2m
Ousmane Dembele - £45m
Potential squad players
Noussair Mazraoui - £16.2m
Matthias Ginter - £24.3m
Denis Zakaria - £24.3m
Jesus Corona - £27m
Premier League experience
Adnan Januzaj - £10.8m
Alexandre Lacazette - £19.8m
James Tarkowski - £22.5m
Andreas Christensen - £31.5m
