Liverpool told ‘terrific’ £45m star would be a good fit at Anfield as pundit identifies three targets

David James thinks that Kalvin Phillips would be an excellent signing for Liverpool, but the punit has told Jurgen Klopp to consider two other options.

Liverpool are still on the lookout for more midfield reinforcements following the departures of Jordan Henderson and Fabinho.

They have added Wataru Endo to their ranks of late, but Klopp is still on the lookout for another option in the middle.

Man City midfielder Kalvin Phillips has been linked with a move to Liverpool of late and James thinks it would be a good move for the Reds.

“I believe Kalvin Phillips is a terrific player. Initially, the idea of Declan Rice going to Manchester City made perfect sense when you consider how well he and Kalvin play together for England, but obviously that didn’t come to fruition,” James told GGRecon.

“There’s absolutely no reason why Kalvin Phillips wouldn’t fit into that Liverpool side.

“I’m not greatly concerned by his injury record because I seemed to remember him being on the bench most of the time for Manchester City last season.

“There’s no reason to be worried by his lack of gametime either as that suggests that these players are doing nothing when they’re not playing.

“I can assure you that all players are still as fit as needed and Manchester City have started off flying this season despite only having three pre-season games, so I don’t believe Kalvin will need a lot of time to adjust if he was to make the move to Liverpool.”

Following his £45m move to Man City last summer, Phillips has had a frustrating time at the Etihad as he has struggled to dislodge Rodri from the starting 11.

Along with Phillips, James also thinks Liverpool should be looking at the likes of Cheick Doucoure and Martin Zubimendi.

Doucoure has been heavily linked with a move to Anfield this summer, although Crystal Palace are said to be holding out for around £70m for the midfielder.

“I watched Cheick Doucoure, who’s also linked with a move to Liverpool, against Arsenal on Monday night and what I found really interesting is that I couldn’t really remember Arsenal going through the middle of midfield during the game and that was largely due to Doucouré’s level of performance in midfield for Crystal Palace.

“When you consider what Liverpool need in that defensive midfield role, then Doucoure could be a good fit.

“Speaking of midfielders that they should consider a move for, I accessed a football data site and looked at a number of the midfielders Liverpool were linked with and compared their stats, but it was actually Martín Zubimendi of Real Sociedad who came up with the best statistics for that position, which is a player I don’t believe Liverpool are linked with.

“With Liverpool losing a lot of players this summer, I feel confident in saying that they still need to replenish their squad and somebody like Zubimendi, who’s 24 years old, is unlikely to cost too much and has all the qualities you need in that position.”

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