Liverpool are putting together plans for the upcoming transfer window and the club are keen to make sure that they bring in a midfielder in January.
Not signing a number 6 was one of the key issues Liverpool faced last summer but Arne Slot’s management has managed to hide the major clanger they dropped.
The new Liverpool boss turned Ryan Gravenberch into an elite defensive midfielder and the Reds have not paid for the mistakes they committed in the summer.
However, signing a midfielder is a priority for the winter window and they are even prepared to sell Wataru Endo in January to part-fund the move for a new number 6.
Liverpool are trying to find creative ways to bring in a midfielder without having to spend big money and one of their players could help them land someone.
The club working on a crazy swap deal
Federico Chiesa has struggled since joining Liverpool last summer and has played just 78 minutes of football with Arne Slot harbouring serious concerns about his overall fitness.
The winger has been missing since the last international break and there are suggestions that he could be moved on in the January transfer window.
AC Milan are amongst the clubs who are interested in signing the winger if he becomes available and here in lies Liverpool’s opportunity to bring in a midfielder.
According to Italian outlet MilanLive.it, Tijjani Reijnders is a player Liverpool appreciate and he is the kind of midfielder Arne Slot admires.
Slot wants a midfielder and the AC Milan star has emerged as a target for the Merseyside giants.
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With AC Milan interested in Chiesa, Liverpool are plotting to sign Reijnders in a swap with the winger moving to the San Siro as part of a deal.
The Reds are seriously considering proposing such a deal to AC Milan and the negotiations could shape up between the two clubs in the coming weeks.
Whether AC Milan would be open to selling one of their most important players in the middle of the season for Chiesa who has struggled for fitness is a different story.
Liverpool have other midfielders on their radar as well but Reijnders is a player who has been gaining traction in their recruitment meetings.
