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Jamie Carragher thinks Jude Bellingham would be a \u201cbrilliant\u201d signing for Liverpool but he thinks getting a defensive midfielder is more important.<\/p>\n
The Reds have already secured one signing in the winter transfer window as they have brought in Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven to give them more options in attacking areas.<\/p>\n
Their focus is expected to turn to sign a midfielder or two with moves expected to complete next summer.<\/p>\n
They are being heavily linked with Bellingham ahead of next summer and it is understood that they have been working on a deal to sign the teenage sensation for some time.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old is a special talent and he has been playing beyond his years for Borussia Dortmund over the past couple of seasons.<\/p>\n
Bellingham also shone for England at the World Cup as Gareth Southgate\u2019s side reached the quarter-finals of the tournament.<\/p>\n
Liverpool face a battle to sign Bellingham though as Real Madrid and Man City are also hoping to sign him.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n If Liverpool do manage to sign Bellingham, they are unlikely to stop there as it is believed that they will look to sign two midfielders.<\/p>\n This is with them expected to lose Naby Keita and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain next year when their contracts expire.<\/p>\n James Milner is also out of contract next summer but it is possible that he will stay on for another season.<\/p>\n Club legend Carragher is wary that Liverpool need a player like Georginio Wijnaldum along with Bellingham.<\/p>\n The Reds paid \u00a325m to sign Wijnaldum from Newcastle United and he helped them win the Premier League and Champions League.<\/p>\n Carragher believes Liverpool \u201cneed a Wijnaldum figure\u201d to come in next year.<\/p>\n \u201cIt feels to me that the midfield has morphed into more of a technical midfield rather than a high energy midfield and that\u2019s what happens when you lose that Wijnaldum figure alongside a holding midfielder,\u201d Carragher told Sky Sports.<\/p>\n \u201cRight now, Liverpool tonight had Jordan Henderson \u2013 who isn\u2019t as energetic as three or four years ago \u2013 but then the technical player like Thiago \u2013 and Harvey Elliott, Carvalho has played there at times.<\/p>\n \u201cThis midfield isn\u2019t what you expect or what Jurgen Klopp really wants. It\u2019s not just about certain players and a certain age, because the younger players are more technical than high energy and I talk about Harvey Elliott and Carvalho, it feels like Liverpool\u2019s midfield isn\u2019t high energy.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s talk of looking to bring in Jude Bellingham, why wouldn\u2019t you, he\u2019s a great player but they also need another midfielder to help them defensively.<\/p>\n \u201cBellingham is a midfielder who likes to get forward, score goals and assists and it would be fantastic if Liverpool could get him but they need a Wijnaldum figure to come in in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Liverpool caught Man Utd napping over perfect Darwin Nunez alternative Cody Gakpo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n