Micah Richards claims Liverpool now have a big ‘problem’ coming after signing Bradley Barcola

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It is early days for Bradley Barcola at Liverpool, but supporters can already see that the Frenchman has plenty to offer after his £123m move from Paris Saint-Germain.He should certainly have opened his Reds account during Wednesday’s win over Atletico Madrid, but could not convert after being put through brilliantly by Florian Wirtz.Despite the miss, Barcola looks like a super signing already, and Liverpool fans are excited to watch him in action alongside Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Cody Gakpo. Photo Credit: Getty Images/Liverpool FC/Jan Jruger But according to Micah Richards, Ekitike coming back may actually cause Andoni Iraola a problem, as he is forced to leave out one of his big name forwards.Liverpool have ‘overcooked’ transfer strategyThough he was seemingly bought as a left-sided forward, it was fascinating to see Barcola turn out on the right for Liverpool against Atletico.Nevertheless, the left is where he is expected to be more often than not, and with Isak through the middle, it seems unlikely that Ekitike would fill the remaining spot on the right.Iraola wants his forwards to be multi-functional, and though it is possible that Ekitike could re-train and be deployed on the right, Richards thinks he will want to play either on the left or at centre-forward, causing Iraola a massive selection issue.READ MORE: Virgil van Dijk suggests when Giovanni Leoni should finally be back in Liverpool trainingPhoto by Simon Stacpoole/Offside/Offside via Getty Images“The biggest problem I see for Liverpool going forward is, if he wants to play 4-3-3, Barcola’s going to play left,” the pundit told The Rest Is Football.“In the game, he played on the right, but his preferred position is on the left.

You’ve got Isak, he’s starting to hit some form.“I think the biggest problem for Liverpool is, one of your star players is going to be on the bench, and they’re not going to be happy with that. “Liverpool have always recruited well,” Richards added.

I think that is the thing that is going to have to get right going forward because one of their big hitters is going to be left out.”Having come from being a rotational piece in a superstar forward line at PSG, Barcola is clearly going to want a bigger role at Liverpool. Isak is certain to play whenever possible and given his fee, quality and ambitions, Ekitike will want to be a starter as well.This could indeed be an issue for Iraola, but with Ekitike not back for months yet, he has plenty of time to work out an appropriate plan.