£65m midfielder is exactly what Liverpool need and he’s reportedly available right now

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Frenkie de Jong is the player Liverpool need right now and he’s reportedly available to buy right now. Barcelona need a sale.

Liverpool could use a new midfielder. That’s been clear for a while now and the only question was whether they could afford to wait. Jude Bellingham is likely available in 2023, after all – the Reds won’t want to ruin their chances there.

But the start to this Premier League season suggests Liverpool can’t wait. The midfield just doesn’t look right and there are now far too many injury concerns there. Thiago, Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain will return but it’s not a stretch to say they’ll be out again before long.

And Thiago is one Liverpool can focus on regarding their midfield. He’s the player who can beat the press, capable of picking it up deep and moving the ball between the lines. With him out, teams can press Liverpool and seriously stifle them.

Fulham did it even with Thiago in the side while Manchester United caused enormous problems on Monday. Liverpool need someone else who can be comfortable against a press – and the perfect player is available.

Frenkie de Jong is what Liverpool need

Barcelona need money. They require around £17m, per AS, to register Jules Koundé, a summer signing from Sevilla. They have a few players they can sell and one them is Frenkie de Jong, a £65m signing from Ajax in 2019.

Journalist Gerard Romero claims Bayern Munich could move for him, potentially on loan with an option to buy. Florian Plettenberg suggests that won’t happen, however. In fact, the teams who could sign De Jong are drying up.

Manchester United signing Casemiro essentially rules them out. They’ve been the principal admirers this summer, too – someone can swoop in.

And perhaps that should be Liverpool. We wrote earlier this month that De Jong would be an inspired signing and stick by that. He’s a press-resistant player, someone who can collect the ball from deep consistently and move it well.

If that loan-to-buy option is really there, we think Liverpool should at least look into it. De Jong would be the player to fix nearly every problem we saw in the Reds’ midfield at Old Trafford.

And he should be very easy to get.