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Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool team is one of the most exciting teams to watch in Europe right now, courtesy of the German's gegenpressing style of attacking play with compact defending. Klopp has done a remarkable job of taking the club from mid-table to genuine title contenders, both domestically and in Europe. It's no mean feat taking a club to successive Champions League finals and eventually winning one of them.
This season, they are runaway leaders in the Premier League having a comfortable lead at the top of the table with a game in hand. But not all is rosy at Liverpool as certain players don't get to feature regularly. On that note, here are 3 players who can leave Liverpool this January.
3. Xherdan Shaqiri
The Swiss international joined Liverpool from Stoke City for a small fee of over €14 million. The winger who can also play as an attacking midfielder never found his place in the starting XI owing to the presence of Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah.
He has featured in only 1669 minutes of football in 18 months out of which it's been just 256 minutes this season. Liverpool has had a more hectic calendar this season owing to Club World Cup fixtures but even then the 28-year-old has not got his minutes on the field.
His injury issues and the arrival of Takumi Minamino has only put his place in the squad in further danger and it won't be of any surprise should the former Bayern Munich winger choose to leave the club this month.
2. Adam Lallana
Adam Lallana is another player who has been suffering on the Liverpool bench for quite some time now. The Englishman joined Liverpool in 2014 from Southampton for €31 million. He started well enough but could never replicate the expectations people had from his Southampton stint.
His inconsistency and the huge competition in the squad has reduced his role to benchwarmer. He has played just 699 minutes this season so far during which he has scored once and assisted twice.
Liverpool have a very consistent midfield of Georginio Wijnaldum, Jordan Henderson and Fabinho and the arrival of Takumi Minamino means more competition to his place. With his contract running out this summer, he might choose to leave Anfield this month in search of more playing time.
1. Dejan Lovren
Dejan Lovren is another of the many signings Liverpool have made from Southampton in recent years. He joined Liverpool in 2014 for €25 million and the Croatian international was a regular starter at the club for the seasons that followed. The arrivals of Joel Matip, Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk pushed him further down the pecking order.
He has a total of 182 appearances in a Liverpool shirt but has managed just 8 Premier League appearances this season. He has come under criticism several times due to his inconsistent performances and crumbling down in pressure situations.
The 30-year-old is out of contract in the summer of 2021 but can leave the club this winter to find a starting spot in another club. He knows that he's pretty much down in the pecking order in Klopp's defensive selection and a January move could materialize for the Croatian defender.
