Liverpool sit at the summit of the Premier League table and look like the team to beat this season in the Premier League. They have already opened up a significant nine-point lead over the chasing pack and are massive favourites to lift their 20th top-flight title at the end of the 2024/25 season.
Arne Slot has been keen to ensure that the players do not think too far ahead and keep their feet firmly on the ground. The Liverpool manager has been in the game long enough to know that seasons can turn on a dime and nothing has been won with 25 league games left in the campaign. A few injuries to key players and a momentary loss of form and suddenly the title race could get closer than anyone is anticipating at the moment.
Liverpool fans have been clamouring for new arrivals in the winter window as many believe this is the time for the club to drive home their advantage and get stronger while they are ahead.
However, Liverpool have been pushing the narrative that they are not looking to make significant additions to the squad as they believe that they are strong enough to sustain a title challenge in the second half of the season.
The noise coming out of the club has disappointed the fans who were left shocked by their strategy last summer but Liverpool seem to be playing a game of smoke and mirrors ahead of the winter window.
According to TEAMTalk, the Reds are indeed planning a significant spending spree and are looking to land their top two targets for two vital areas of their squad.
It has been claimed that Liverpool are prepared to sanction a £91m double deal to sign Real Sociedad’s Martin Zubimendi and Bournemouth left-back Milos Kerkez.
A double deal for Zubimendi and Kerkez could decisively tilt the Premier League title race towards Anfield
Liverpool fans want the club to make a statement in the winter window and if reports are to be believed that is exactly what they are planning to do.
Zubimendi was the top midfield target last summer but the player declined to leave Real Sociedad after deliberating on the decision over a few days.
The Spaniard has suitors at Arsenal and Manchester City as well and there are suggestions that the midfielder is considering leaving La Real in the winter window.
Liverpool would fancy their chances of convincing him to join a club that could be winning the Premier League at the end of the season. If the player is keen on the move, they are happy to pay his £51m release clause in his contract.
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His arrival will give Slot the option of using an elite number 6 while allowing him to deploy Ryan Gravenberch in a more attacking role in midfield.
Milos Kerkez has also been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool and the Reds scouts were watching him as recently as last weekend.
It emerged recently that the Hungarian is open to leaving the Cherries in the winter window if a big club are prepared to sign him and it seems Liverpool have picked up the signal.
Liverpool sporting director Richard Hughes will bank on his prior relationship with Bournemouth and the player’s camp to pull off a £40m deal to sign the left-back in the winter window.
Kerkez will be an obvious upgrade on Kostas Tsimikas and the long-term replacement for Andy Robertson.
The arrival of these two players will strengthen two vital areas of the squad and give the Liverpool manager more options to play with as he chases a Premier League title in his first season at Anfield.
