Liverpool urged not to make midfielder signing

Former Liverpool winger Steve McManaman has urged Jurgen Klopp to not pursue the signing of Saul Niguez. The Reds have recently been linked with a move for the Atletico Madrid defender, with Manchester United also keen. Head coach Klopp is reportedly looking for a replacement for Georginio Wijnaldum, who left the club to join Paris Saint-Germain earlier in the summer. However, McManaman believes the likes of Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are capable of stepping up.

"I’m not particularly bothered about that move if I’m being honest, though he is a really good central midfielder," McManaman said of Saul in his column for HorseRacing.net.   "Everybody is obsessed with replacing Gini Wijnaldum but Liverpool have a plethora of midfielders. You just need them to stay fit.   "They’ve got Henderson, Thiago and Fabinho. In addition to that they have Oxlade-Chamberlain, Keita, Milner, Jones and then the kids looking to break through. So a central midfielder is not the priority.   "Don’t get me wrong, I think Saul is a wonderful player. I watched him a couple of seasons ago against Liverpool when Atletico Madrid knocked them out of the Champions League.   "But from what I saw, would I say he’s a superstar midfielder? Probably not. He’s as good as what Liverpool have already got but not better.   "If he came in tomorrow I wouldn’t be singing from the rooftops, as Liverpool are already well equipped in central midfield."

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