JAMIE CARRAGHER has informed Liverpool to “transfer on” a star after seven years at Anfield – regardless of Jurgen Klopp calling the participant “one in all finest” transfers.
The Reds ended the season trophyless and out of the Champions League.
Jamie Carragher has urged Liverpool to promote a long-serving defenderCredit score: Getty
An 11-match unbeaten run on the finish of the marketing campaign led to a fifth-placed end to earn a spot within the Europa League.
Nonetheless, boss Klopp is anticipated to embark on an enormous rebuilding job this summer time to be able to try to get Liverpool again within the hunt for the Premier League title.
Brighton’s Argentinian World Cup successful midfielder Alexis Mac Allister appears set to affix Liverpool.
In the meantime, long-serving gamers akin to Roberto Firmino, James Milner, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Naby Keita are all set to depart when their contracts finish this month.
However Liverpool legend Carragher has now additionally burdened that he feels Klopp ought to let one other participant go to be able to assist Klopp herald defensive reinforcements.
He informed Redmen Plus: “I take a look at the defence and I believe Joel Matip now has received a 12 months to go.
“Should you received £10million, regardless of the worth could also be, it’s most likely proper to maneuver on.
“I do assume we want a left-sided defender, a left-footed centre-back. Numerous groups have them, we don’t. A left-sided participant would add one thing.
“Fairly than getting a left-back as a result of I don’t assume we’ll, if we’re going to proceed with this formation now, (it needs to be) shopping for somebody in that space, a centre-back who can do the full-back position.
“I undoubtedly assume a left-sided centre-back who can do this left-back job.”
Matip, 31, was signed by Liverpool in 2016 from Schalke.
The Cameroon worldwide missed a piece of Liverpool’s Premier League-winning marketing campaign in 2019-20 on account of damage.
However he did play an enormous position of their Champions League success the earlier season.
Matip has additionally lifted each the FA Cup and League Cup throughout his time on Merseyside and has remodeled 150 appearances for the membership.
Klopp beforehand stated: “In a world of massive switch charges, to signal a participant like Joel Matip on a free switch is unimaginable.
“It was perhaps among the best items of enterprise we did in the previous couple of years.”
Joel Matip was described by Jurgen Klopp as one in all his ‘finest’ signingsCredit score: Getty
The defender has been at Anfield since arriving on a free in 2016Credit score: Getty