Jason McAteer urges Liverpool to ignore $134M transfer and target alternative

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McAteer is firmly of the opinion that the Reds must venture into the market to bolster their defensive options and secure an additional attacking outlet."I think the areas of concern are down Liverpool's right-hand side, having lost Trent (Alexander-Arnold) two seasons ago," he said."It vacated a big, big space which we obviously thought Conor Bradley would slot into. He's not an ideal right-back in defensive situations.

He's more of a wing-back, more of an attacking player. So he's had to fill in, and we've had Szobsozlai play right-back too, so it's not been great.Yan Diomande continues to be linked with Liverpool(Image: Getty Images)"I think that had unsettled (Mohamed) Salah as well, and then Salah's obviously gone.

It was difficult to judge him on his World Cup performances, but he's definitely a young talent that needs to be looked at."In an interview with Betarades.gr, McAteer suggested that Bradley Barcola of Paris Saint-Germain would be the superior acquisition for Liverpool this summer."Between Diomande and Barcola I would probably go for Barcola right now," he said. I just think Barcola's performances in this World Cup have just shown more maturity than Diomande."