Liverpool warned it may have to replace two summer signings in a few months

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Liverpool FC NewsTransfer NewsLiverpool FCJoe Cole has set a January deadline for Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong, claiming that Liverpool may have to consider replacing them if performances don't improve next seasonArne Slot has been told that two of his major signings may need to be replaced(Image: Getty Images)Former Liverpool midfielder Joe Cole has claimed that Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez have until January to prove themselves at Anfield before the club considers replacing them.Frimpong and Kerkez arrived last summer during a transfer overhaul in which Liverpool spent a club record $600 million. Hugo Ekitike is the only new signing that has delivered since the start, but Cole has highlighted that Frimpong and Kerkez are under pressure to step up.READ MORE: Trent Alexander-Arnold's Real Madrid plan falls flat after Barcelona humiliationREAD MORE: Enzo Le Fee admits he's flattered by Liverpool transfer links with Sunderland future hintIsak has struggled for consistency but faces a crucial 2026/27 season, especially after Ekitike suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury that will sideline him until 2027.

The other marquee acquisitions were Frimpong and Kerkez, but the defense has been a primary concern at Liverpool this season.Frimpong has battled injury issues, but has also failed to deliver the form he showed as a wing-back at Bayer Leverkusen. Frimpong has struggled to find consistency when switching between right-back and right wing, and was tasked with replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold.Milos Kerkez and Jeremie Frimpong have failed to excel since arriving at Liverpool(Image: Liverpool FC/Liverpool FC via Getty Images)Kerkez was signed from fellow Premier League club Bournemouth, but his transition hasn't been seamless as expected.

According to Cole, both players must prove that they are Liverpool players by January."Two great players, two legends of the club in Trent [Alexander-Arnold] and [Andy] Robertson leaving the club in the space of two years is always going to be difficult to replace," Cole said."They need to give a chance to [Jeremie] Frimpong and [Milos] Kerkez, but it’s one of those where by January they’re not looking like they’ve settled still, then you have to start looking [at replacements].Joe Cole has given Frimpong and Kerkez until January(Image: Getty Images)"When you’re looking at players you can pick up, there’s so many great players in that position but there’s a select few in teams that are falling off or teams where the player might want out."For instance, Chelsea. I’d stick with Frimpong and Kerkez going into next season though."Liverpool still has Conor Bradley as a right-back option, though he is also recovering from injury.