Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool midfield issues may just have the perfect solution in a £42m valued player.

At the moment, Liverpool feel they have run out of time to resolve the Reds’ midfield issues for the remainder of the summer transfer window.

Some have suggested that the best midfield options have already been scooped up by others. But that’s not necessarily true.

Less than a week is still plenty of time to transact in the window, as some transfers only complete in the last 48 hectic hours. It gives the club’s new sporting director plenty of time to pull himself together and land a potential signing at Anfield. And when it comes to options, there are still plenty of players to choose from who would be more than capable of playing the midfield role that Liverpool currently want – a player who can play as a box midfielder. -to-box as well as in the midfield position. to cover Fabinho.

Such a solution could be Ismaël Bennacer, who stood out in the Champions League against AC Milan.

Last season, Bennacer was among the top 10 midfielders in Serie A for possession-adjusted interceptions per 90 (6.84) and best defensive duel success rate (63.86%), according to Wyscout.

The Algerian international, who stays on the ball and is able to move up the pitch and break up opposing counter-attacks, is exactly the profile that Liverpool’s midfield lacks.

Moreover, at 24, he is at the perfect point in his career to make an investment where Bennacer will retain resale value for FSG for many years to come. AC Milan are said to be reluctant to sell their star midfielder but La Gazetta Dello Sport (print edition via Paisley Gates) have reported that Liverpool are considering Bennacer as an option.

The midfielder has a €50m release clause on his current contract, which expires in 2024.

At that price, Bennacer would be an absolute steal for Liverpool and he proves the market is full of viable options that would not just be a temporary signing for the Reds, but viable long-term solutions to bolster an area that Jurgen Klopps is for. known. unprotected page in the coming months.