Liverpool legend ruthlessly names six players Jurgen Klopp should replace this summer

Former Liverpool star Dietmar Hamann ruthlessly picked out six players Liverpool needed to replace.

Liverpool have endured a woeful season so far. The club sit ninth in the Premier League, some 19 points from table toppers Arsenal.

In turn, the club have been linked with 19-year-old wonder kid Jude Bellingham, though they face a battle with the likes of Real Madrid and Manchester City for his signature.

Liverpool must replace six players

Hamann claimed that six Liverpool players needed replacing, adding that the club were in dire need of “four of five new players in midfield alone” to address their poor performances.

With the latter pair out of contract in the summer Hamann insisted that Klopp’s side needed a complete revamp.

“What has distinguished them for years, this crushing game, resilience, this intensity, this playful quality and their game management, is completely missing at the moment.

“They always knew what they had to do at all times, for example, to pull back a little at the right time in order to survive the opponents’ pressure phase. They are currently unable to do this.

“The Brighton game was a low point, they were runners-up in all aspects over 90 minutes. They cannot compensate for the absences and have four or five players who are probably facing the end of their Liverpool careers.

“They would have to get four or five new players in midfield alone and also strengthen their defence. They have to spend at least around £200m for that, but I don’t think they have that money.”