Mohamed Salah backs Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius amid heavy criticism

Lyon and France star Nabil Fekir is still being linked after his move fell through last month while it’s reported that Napoli duo Piotr Zielinski and Kalidou Koulibaly could also be on the Liverpool hit list.

Liverpool’s transfer dealings this summer have taken Jurgen Klopp’s side to the top of the list of pretenders to Manchester City’s Premier League crown but will Football Manager agree with that? ‘They will not be weaker than previous year.

His 21 goals in those games was not enough for Klopp though, who loaned him to Bundesliga side Wolfsburg, where he scored six goals in 34 appearances.

Brazil global Alisson is among those to have arrived during the current window, becoming the world’s most expensive goalkeeper in the process, but Fowler is not buying into the belief that a Premier League novice can be considered the final piece of the jigsaw.

Karius is said to be considering his future in Jurgen Klopp’s squad following the signing of the Brazilian ‘keeper from Roma for a world record fee for that position.

When I hear those statements, I believe them: Liverpool are not planning more signings. “It’s the same for every other team in the Premier League”. Most people, whether they root for Barcelona, River Plate, Notts County or anyone in between, understand this.

“Well, you have just paid £66m and you’ve only got the second best goalkeeper on Merseyside!”

You only have to look at how key David de Gea is for Man United to see the worth of a truly world-class goalkeeper-hopefully Alisson proves equally priceless.

With Alisson Becker as a new signing, it is expected that Karius will drop to the bench, with Mignolet becoming a surplus.

Speaking to BBC Sport, Can said: “My relationship with Klopp was always good”. The football the boys played a year ago was not easy.

‘I don’t want to prepare anyone for a bad start because I don’t want to have one, but it is possible, ‘ Klopp warned. But Liverpool have spent big already in this window, and will be actively looking to offer the forward to clubs, and even possibly even lower their asking price if need be.