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Liverpool are currently in the top three of the Premier League standings and are one of the favourites to win the league title this season. The Reds are among the only three unbeaten teams in the league so far this season and they have conceded just five goals in their opening 11 Premier League games.
However, there are a number of players in the Liverpool squad who are struggling for playing time at the club and are surplus to requirements. The Reds could generate a fair amount of money by selling them and can use it to further enhance their team.
Right on this note, here is a list of three players Liverpool need to sell this January.
NOTE: Players who will run out of their contracts at the end of the current season are excluded from this list.
#3 Nathaniel Clyne
Nathaniel Clyne joined Liverpool from Southampton for £12.5 million in the summer transfer window of 2016.
He started his Liverpool career brilliantly and was the Reds' main player during the 2015-2016 season. He helped the Merseyside club reach the finals of the Europa League and the League Cup in his first season but unfortunately, ended up on the losing side during both the occasions.
The England international continued his impressive form in the 2016-2017 season as well and made 41 appearances in all competitions for the Reds. However, he picked up an injury prior to the 2017-2018 season and managed to feature in just three Premer League games the whole campaign.
His absence gave the young Trent Alexender-Arnold a chance to break into the Reds' starting XI and he impressed with his performances. He also won the Liverpool's Young Player of the Season 2017-2018 accolade.
The 27-year-old is now fully fit but is still struggling for his minutes at Liverpool. He currently earns £70,000 per week at the club and the Reds might consider selling him during the January Transfer window.
#2 Divock Origi
Liverpool signed Divock Origi from Lille for £10 million in the summer transfer window of 2014 after his impressive performances in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, he was immediately sent back on loan to his former club and was made to wait until the 2015-2016 season to make his first appearance for the Reds.
The Belgium international scored 10 goals in his debut season at Anfield, which were followed up by 11 in the next, however, inconsistency meant that Origi never nailed down a regular place in Liverpool's starting XI.
He was sent on loan to the Bundesliga club, VfL Wolfsburg to find some consistency but he failed to take the chance and scored only six goals in 31 Bundesliga games for the club.
The 23-year-old is yet to feature in a first-team game for the Reds this season and is definitely surplus to requirements at Liverpool.
#1 Simon Mignolet
Brendan Rodgers made a number of transfer blunders during his time at Liverpool and replacing Pepe Reina with Simon Mignolet is one of the most questionable among them.
Simon Mignolet joined Liverpool from Sunderland for £9 million in the summer transfer window of 2013. He has played 203 games for the Reds thus far and helped the club keep 66 clean sheets.
However, he never looked convincing in the goal for the Reds and made 13 errors leading to goal since joining Liverpool. The Reds signed Loris Karius to replace to Belgium in 2017 but he also failed to make an impact at the club.
Nevertheless, Liverpool finally found their perfect goalkeeper, Alisson Becker and the Brazillian significantly improved the Reds' defence since his arrival.
Simon Mignolet is currently a backup goalkeeper at Liverpool and is yet to make a Premier League feature this season. He was linked with a move away from the club last summer and Liverpool could finally get rid of the goalkeeper during the winter transfer window.
