Liverpool urged to rip spine out of team and make 3 huge summer transfers
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Liverpool FC NewsFeaturesTransfersLiverpool spent big to sign a lot of new players last summer, but most of them are yet to hit top form at Anfield, and the club is already being urged to go on another signing spreeArne Slot has been urged to make serious changes to Liverpool's team(Image: Getty Images)Liverpool has been urged to upgrade the spine of its team during the upcoming summer transfer window.A difficult season for the Reds got worse over the weekend as Arne Slot 's men lost to Manchester United at Old Trafford. Champions League qualification should still be a formality for Liverpool, but if the team is to have any success in that competition next season it will probably need to do some serious business in the off-season.Liverpool spent big to sign a lot of new players last summer, but most of them are yet to hit top form at Anfield.
Prior to suffering a season-ending injury, Hugo Ekitike was the only signing that could have been classed as an unqualified success of the players that were recruited last summer.READ MORE: Liverpool handed boost without kicking ball as Champions League hopes endedREAD MORE: Georginio Wijnaldum's World Cup dream over after uncomfortable phone callFlorian Wirtz, Jeremie Frimpong, Milos Kerkez and Alexander Isak are among the players that were signed last summer who must show more next season if they are to justify their price tags."They just haven't handled losing the players they have, and the players they've brought in, whether it's been injury or lack of form.Liverpool remains well placed to qualify for the Champions League – a competition Chelsea definitely won't be in after defeat to Nottingham Forest(Image: 2026 Getty Images)"[Florian] Wirtz, [Milos] Kerkez has taken a while to get going, [Jeremie] Frimpong's taking a little bit of time to get going as well. They've obviously had injuries, a couple of young centre-backs as well."They need strengthening in my opinion, certainly need right up the spine I think - centre-forward, centre-midfielder and a centre-back."READ MORE: Ally McCoist makes sensational Darwin Nunez Liverpool transfer claim after exitREAD MORE: Alisson transfer update drops as Liverpool 'looking for replacements' in summerLiverpool was handed a boost in its pursuit of Champions League qualification on Monday as it became mathematically impossible for Chelsea to finish in the top five.Chelsea 's 3-1 loss to Nottingham Forest ruled the Blues out of contention to qualify for Europe's premier club competition, as the crisis continues to deepen at Stamford Bridge.Bournemouth, Brentford, and Brighton are the only teams that remain mathematically capable of overtaking some of the teams that are currently in the top five.Arsenal and Manchester City secured qualification several weeks ago, while Manchester United joined them with its victory over Liverpool on Sunday.Liverpool and Aston Villa sit fourth and fifth respectively, on 58 points with three games remaining, meaning they are both still technically within striking distance of those three clubs.It remains highly unlikely, though, that Liverpool or Villa will miss out on a place in the top five, due to the gap between them and the chasing pack: Bournemouth are on 52 points, Brentford are on 51, and Brighton are on 50.Choose Liverpool.com as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.Liverpool FCTransfers